Photography vs Art
The controversy surrounding photography as a form of art.
How Photography has helped art
What is art? Photography is defined as “the
process of recording an image”. Nina
Art may mean something different
depending on who you ask. Many would Licul wrote in Teachers’ views on the
consider paintings and sculptures as use of photography that photography Art and Photography
popular forms of art. Art is defined as “the is just another advancement in scholars Hudson,
expression or application of human technology that is helping art Thames, Kench, Sam,
creative skill and imagination”. The advance into something that has not
Eden, Gallery,
definition alone does not limit art to one been done before. Cave art is one of
specific medium which has given people a McGarey, and Jena,
the earliest forms of art and with
difficult time trying to decide where art time we have continued to see Licul, Nina Licu,
can and can’t be limited to. According to advancements and be introduced to Okpoko, Chinwe and
the photography and art scholars “Its goal Chaka, articles,
new forms of art and Photography is
is to express a creative idea or emotion
that is unique to the artist”. Art cannot be
just another example of that. Livingston, Debra,
limited because everyone has different Photography, being another and Mumford, Debra
forms of expression and ideas and if we advancement in art has allowed were used for
all viewed art in the same way we would artists to experiment with new information in this
not have any creativity or anything new possibilities and expand their
and unique to express to the world. Art
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practices and has changed the way
has seen advancements since its we understand artistic expression.
beginning, and it does look to stop
The scholars also mention that
anytime soon as people continue to find
different ways to express their ideas and Photography also shares this ability
emotions. through the detail and execution that
goes into creating a photograph.
Time and effort in art
The advancement of photography is another example of technological progress, although many others
do not view this advancement as a positive one. Cameras can capture photos in seconds, which is why
some people may see that as cheating or being lazy since it doesn't require as much time and effort as
something like painting or sculpture. While it may be easy to capture a picture there is still much time
and effort that goes into the process of getting a photograph correctly done.
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