Photographs have hidden meaning
Photographs have been known to contain hidden “meaning” (Dowler; Kelsey, Stimson, 1). It is even at times “hard” to understand the meaning of photography (Hossaini). The main idea propagated in the Brenton reading is that of imagination. Imagination is a very important aspect in the event of artwork because it makes use of the power of the mind to explore various ideas. The brain posses the capacity to imagine and bring out even that which does not exist or cannot be done in the physical world. Pictures are a way of expressing oneself, and the ideas which exist in the mind. Pictures are a way of communicating to other people about the environment, and the world as a whole, as well as the activities. Pictures also perform an important role in passing information about an event that has already occurred.
Imagination and formulation of photographs
The meaning of photographs can be achieved through cultural, religious, and “social conventions” (Bello). In this respect, pictures can be used to store information and be referred to in the future to retrieve certain important information. Both pictures by Andre indicates the ability of the author to imagine not only abstract ideas, but bringing out information or ideas that would otherwise have not been brought out-and this is by using existing or real objects. This tells us much about the power of “imagination” (Harrison, 433); that an artist could use existing objects to imagine abstract ideas or bring out different information.
Interpretation of photographs by readers
One way is how the features are organized in the picture itself. For example, the picture on the Clock of the Academie Francaise, 1929 by Andre Kertesz brings out the power of imagination. One can easily see the way the clock is focused, with the background information about people and other objects. It is possible to associate the time shown on the clock and the happenings at the background because of the power of imagination to connect time and what is happening. It is well known that people will likely do certain things at certain times and therefore, the author has connected the two-time and background activities by the power of imagination. The principle of freedom has been advanced in the Brenton reading. The freedom so discussed is the freedom of thought. Perhaps what should be discussed in respect to the pictures is the freedom of the mind to explore into the ideas of photography and drawing.
Organization of photographs
The power of observation and the notions of creativity have been advanced in the Tzara reading and that could be utilized to understand the pictures by Andre. It appears the author utilized a great deal of the idea of observation of the features presented in the pictures. The author appears critical of the way in which various people interpret objects and create the complexity. The author seeks to propagate the notion that art has been left to be interpreted well by the author only, and remains a way to “populate” the world with words of the artist. The author does not also seem to buy the ideology of usage of logic. Whereas all the pictures must be drawn in the very origin of logic, it is wrong to assert that pictures are neither taken by logic nor reason.
We know that the author must seek to communicate certain information that is engraved clearly in their thoughts and minds. The author asserts that art would be living in destruction of itself by “fornicating” within itself and practicing “incest” if it were endowed in logic. Yet what we see in the pictures is logic enough to bring out information. Without logic, no one would make sensible drawings or even pictures. Quite much against a play Dada, the author propagates the word as useless to “us”. What we find in the pictures is the common sense that, unfortunately, the author in Tzara seems to find as useless. Of course, the pictures by Andre disagree or do not buy such notions. We do not buy the ideas of the writer that art is sensible, as he expresses Dada. The “details” of a picture and the parts of a picture can tell much about the picture and it is important to look at the various parts of a picture (Douglis).
The freedom of the artist in expressing ideas in a photograph
The work of art should be beautiful to be attractive and meaningful. In fact, attractiveness of the work of art is engraved on the principle of art so that the piece can be meaningful. It is true that the work of art cannot be given the qualities of human being because it is dead in itself. Yet the qualities of the work must be in such a way to communicate certain ideas or information. Of course, art is a way to communicate one’s ideas to the world, and it advances a person’s notions and the author agrees that each person has his or her own way of communicating ideas through art. The ideas of freedom of expression have been well expressed in the pictures shown, as authors or artists seem to communicate different messages to the audience. Whether the artists use art to earn money or to communicate is debatable because it has been used as a means of livelihood. The freedom of expression through the pictures by Andre about the clock and about the city propagates the ideas and notions of the artists on a wide scale. They must make choice of what to present, and how best to do it, and thus pictures involve logics. Photographers must ask whether they want to make “meaning” as they capture people, or do they want to make them appear foolish or other things (Bernstein). Photographs captures and presents “feelings” (DCMS).
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