http://www.lilithgallery.com/arthistory/modern/The-Work-of-Art-in-the-Age-of-Mechanical-Reproduction.html
It has occurred to me that art nowadays is... limited. Traditionalists and Modernism have taken their course, dividing the art world between what is art, and what is merely populist brainwash. I find it interesting that this writer has taken the time to explain what an artwork's 'aura' is- the living quality that captures an essence that holds you in your path to take you in. This element of his work, combined with what he explains as art that lacks this essential essence (via films, and easily reproduced work such as photographs) is such a limiting approach to what art is. True- this writer has a statement, and drags quite a bit of information into supporting that thesis. But art, no matter what form or in what medium, is art. The aura of the work may be different by worlds apart, but there is still a presence to the work, no matter how mediocre or awe-inspiring. Art can still capture the world by storm- after all, it is the force that drives countries into actions in times of war as this writer has expressed in his epilogue.
More is to come later, opinions shall be posted later this week~
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