Blog Assignment 6

Walter Benjamin's idea that the ability to easily reproduce art works defeats any meaning of authenticity is one of great interest, especially considering the modern age of digital art and reproduction. But I believe there will always be a place for original copies of art works in the modern age. An art works sugnificance in society is meritted on its time and place. For instance a reproduction of an oil painting, such as the Mona Lisa, will never be considered an authentic or original piece of art in todays day and age because the time and place of the original is the reason for its importance, and such is todays art works. 

For a piece of art to hold any importance in society it must have a direct corrilation and link to the society and constraints in which it is created. Todays generation of computer generated art work, no matter how it is created, always has a relevance to time and place, there will always be an original copy of art. Whether it be an idea or situational factor, and for this reason alone the very time and place of an artworks conception has relevance to its authenticity and creation.

With the modern day of technological advances in the art world there has been countless new methods of creating artworks. In turn it has also created new and more advanced ways of creating identical copies of arts, whether it be photos, furniture or even paintings. But the original creation of artwork will always have relevance to the society in which it was created. The principal that a piece of art work is result of the societal effects on cultures and humanity used to be a slow process of creation. The only difference is that the modern day artist can conceptualise and create art faster and more effectively, this does not mean that the ideas or reflections of the artists mind are not original or authentic.

The way in which art is created will never stand still, processes of creating will always change form. But authentic and original artwork will always exist and for this reason it will always have a place in the time it was created.