Response to Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
“The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin was a very interesting read, I enjoyed getting to learn about older methods of creating artwork that I have not heard of before. It was interesting getting to learn the order of methods of production. The original work of digital art was lithography. Lithography allowed for faster production of prints and faster production of artworks themselves. Photography was the next work of digital art after lithography. It allowed for artwork to be created quicker than was possible to make by hand. After the invention of photography, lithography became increasingly less used. A technology/ media that has changed the way I view, make, and share art is graphic art because I was not truly exposed to the capabilities of graphic art until a few years ago. My first experience with graphic design/ art was my sophomore year in high school, but even then, I was not really shown how to use the technology I had access to. I did
