Response to Ways of Seeing


The video was overall very intriguing. Before watching the video, I did not see the invention of photography and film as something that head negatively impacted the world. I saw the idea of reproduction and printing of images as something that connected the world in a way since it would allow people to have access to different types of art. However, the video opened my eyes to the idea that art would lose its original meaning as specific works of art were being printed and reproduced. This allowed for different meanings and interpretations of such art that strayed further away from its intended meaning. I found this idwa to be particularly interesting because when I think about art, I see it as something that can have different interpretations and that there is no correct way to interpret some forms of art. But, now I realize that this is not always the case. The video also showed me how sound and motion can alter the interpretaton of art. It was eye opening to see how music and movement of the camera changed how I saw the art. In the video, he shows different scenes that could potentially correlate to a work of art. The first video had a much happier mood whereas the other video was more serious. The first video made the painting seem more upbeat and the second video made the same painting seem to be a more serious matter.