Each child born to a family is unique, and often quite different. Though the procedures leading to conception may have been very different in each case the parents bring the same sets of DNA each time. There may be family resemblances but it is most likely that each child will be different, sometimes markedly. The same applies in art reproductions.
When sitting down before a masterpiece with the intention of reproducing it an artist has some advantages over the original artist. His subject will not move to scratch an itch and nor will clouds drift over a landscape. More importantly, the composition of colors and shapes will have been worked out by someone else in advance and the major challenge is to reproduce this faithfully
Advances in technology changed the face of the art world. Before photography and machine reproduction technology artists were sought out and commissioned to paint portraits and landscapes for patrons. Much of that work has disappeared but artists have not and nor have art investments, which remain important. They are investments in rarity and beauty which are irreplaceable.
Artists producing original works from photographs, those using an original as the source of a reproduction and a couple reproducing children all have one thing in common. The outcome of their efforts will be an individual. One reproduction will not be the same as another. In attempting to reproduce the striking individuality of a great work the reproducer will have to understand a great deal about technique. He will have to capture form, color and brush strokes. In the end his work will capture the unique features of the original but in a unique way.
This is the reasoning behind online sites that sell reproductions of well known masterpieces. The market for the actual works becomes smaller as wealth accumulates in fewer and fewer hands. However, reproductions are much more affordable and so there is a bigger market for them. Although they are each slightly different reproductions have their own excellence. In some technical respects they may even be better than the originals, though falling short in others and not having the rarity value.
Machines cannot make errors. Strangely that is their downfall as far as creativity goes. Were a machine able to make mistakes and do some things differently each time a procedure is repeated, it might approach the excellence of an artist. There may be blemishes in a Picasso painting as there are in the novels of Charles Dickens. The blemishes are part of the genius.
A reproduction Picasso could be indistinguishable from the original. The discrepancy in price could be due almost totally to the reputation and rarity value of the original. For someone who loves art and can appreciate the aesthetic qualities of a work, a reproduction could serve all the purposes of art save the investment issue.
The art world is vibrant and alive. Art reproductions are an interesting aspect of it because they may be accessed online and bought for affordable prices. For someone who appreciates the qualities of great paintings but cannot afford to attend auctions in person a discrete online purchase can afford him the enduring satisfaction of a work that is as good as the original that he would never be able to afford.
When sitting down before a masterpiece with the intention of reproducing it an artist has some advantages over the original artist. His subject will not move to scratch an itch and nor will clouds drift over a landscape. More importantly, the composition of colors and shapes will have been worked out by someone else in advance and the major challenge is to reproduce this faithfully
Advances in technology changed the face of the art world. Before photography and machine reproduction technology artists were sought out and commissioned to paint portraits and landscapes for patrons. Much of that work has disappeared but artists have not and nor have art investments, which remain important. They are investments in rarity and beauty which are irreplaceable.
Artists producing original works from photographs, those using an original as the source of a reproduction and a couple reproducing children all have one thing in common. The outcome of their efforts will be an individual. One reproduction will not be the same as another. In attempting to reproduce the striking individuality of a great work the reproducer will have to understand a great deal about technique. He will have to capture form, color and brush strokes. In the end his work will capture the unique features of the original but in a unique way.
This is the reasoning behind online sites that sell reproductions of well known masterpieces. The market for the actual works becomes smaller as wealth accumulates in fewer and fewer hands. However, reproductions are much more affordable and so there is a bigger market for them. Although they are each slightly different reproductions have their own excellence. In some technical respects they may even be better than the originals, though falling short in others and not having the rarity value.
Machines cannot make errors. Strangely that is their downfall as far as creativity goes. Were a machine able to make mistakes and do some things differently each time a procedure is repeated, it might approach the excellence of an artist. There may be blemishes in a Picasso painting as there are in the novels of Charles Dickens. The blemishes are part of the genius.
A reproduction Picasso could be indistinguishable from the original. The discrepancy in price could be due almost totally to the reputation and rarity value of the original. For someone who loves art and can appreciate the aesthetic qualities of a work, a reproduction could serve all the purposes of art save the investment issue.
The art world is vibrant and alive. Art reproductions are an interesting aspect of it because they may be accessed online and bought for affordable prices. For someone who appreciates the qualities of great paintings but cannot afford to attend auctions in person a discrete online purchase can afford him the enduring satisfaction of a work that is as good as the original that he would never be able to afford.
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