Can art be mechanically reproduced

  When something is reproduced so many times I don’t believe its considered art. Reproduction kills art. In society, even though the mechanical reproduce art can be spread around the world so that many people can appreciate the art that has been created. However, why do people pay millions of dollars for an original piece of art? Why do people spend time and money to visit museums? Why are these original paintings priceless. All of this can relate back to the theory that Benjamin presented which is "Even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art is lacking in one element: its presence in time and space, its unique existence at the place where it happens to be." 

 
  I think photography is art and also it is a tool by the artists. They can present their feeling, emotion and passion from the photography to the world.
   
  Henry Peach Robinson created Fading Away by using five negatives in one photo. The death of a young girl surrounded by her family. He showed us the love of the family of this photo. I felt hurt and painful in my heart but its a really good photo.




  I think photography is not only art, it's a feeling and emotion from the photographer. I always saw my father has that passion to go out to take photos.When he take the photos, I can see his wrinkles on her face and he never felt that. When he back to home, he always do the photos first and want to share with us. That's why he always said he loved and interested in photography.


  Digitalizing changed another world of photography and become more and more common now. It shows how the technology changed today. For exmaple: photoshop. It reproduced a really nice picture and all the people like it so much.