Layers of Seeing and Seeing through Layers: The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Imagery

Autor/in	Ruby, Louisa Wood
Titel	Layers of Seeing and Seeing through Layers: The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Imagery
Quelle	In: Journal of Aesthetic Education, 42 (2008) 2, S.51-56 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8510
Schlagwörter	Visual Aids; Painting (Visual Arts); Web Sites; Photography; Technological Advancement; Experience; Reprography + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anschauungsmaterial; Malerei; Web-Design; Fotografie; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Erfahrung
Abstract	In consulting on or creating a Web site designed to use works of art for teaching purposes, it is extremely important to be aware of the differences between seeing an artwork "in the flesh" and in reproduction. Museum educators are highly aware of this disparity and are therefore eager to have students visit museums to experience authentic works of art instead of seeing them only in books, slides, or on Web sites. Already in 1936, Walter Benjamin called attention to the drawbacks of reproductions; his words resonate all the more in the age of digital image overload. Easy access to images is, of course, desirable, and advanced technologies can even aid in the understanding of a work of art. Nonetheless, the physical experience of standing in front of a work of art can never be replicated by seeing it on a flat screen or a piece of paper. In this article, the author examines the advantages, disadvantages, differences, and similarities between looking at a Web-based image of a Rembrandt painting, a photograph of a Rembrandt painting, and actually standing in front of one of his original works. She also discusses the more advanced technologies for examining paintings and how they can help people "see" further into a work of art and increase our understanding of it. (Contains 3 figures and 5 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10