3-D Printing: A New Approach to Art
Art is something that exists all across the world in many different forms. These forms go from paintings to architecture. Each and every person can appreciate art either through its original form or just by a simple reproduction of it. Reproduction can be in many forms, it can be a small toy for example of the Statue of Liberty, or it could be a photo, but no matter what someone can see the beauty in that photo or that small toy by just looking at it. Art in its original form will not be replaced and without reproduction someone can never really fully understand the art in its original form. Having reproduction gives people the chance to see something before actually seeing the real version. When someone does not have an image in mind before seeing the real form they simply cannot fully digest what the artist is trying to get across.. Art in its reproduced form gives the world a new view on it and gives art a meaning.
When looking at photos an audience gets a feel of what something looks like, someone can see the beauty of the image. There is a different feeling when seeing something in just a photo as opposed to real life. When someone goes to a place they had studied for years in school they have a basic idea of what this place may be. They already have an understanding of its beauty before you get there. But when a person goes to a place they had never seen before, in a photo or even on TV they receive a different feel. The person does not have an expectation on what to see and they are unsure of what to even expect. Someone may not have the same feel for excitement as someone who had previously seen the place in a photo. It is harder for the person to understand the exact importance of the art. “Seeing the photographs of the Great Pyramid created the aura of the original, whereas in the example of The Alamo, no aura is created because there existed no reproduction for me to see”(Rick, “Art in The Age of...