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Does considering photography an art belittle the importance of life-like painting as an art? |
I read about the topic in a magazine called "Smart Photography" (in India) where the writer ridiculed the argument made by a few painter folk that photography in itself is an "un-artistic art" because it uses modern technology (camera, image manipulation software etc.) to illustrate the artist's creativity saying that brush, paint ans canvas etc. are external (modern scientific) aids too. I see this as an endless debate. Your views are welcome. Is painting a "higher" form of art than photography? yes.....painting is surely a higher form of art..when compared to photography.. A painter can express his/her views..in the form of a painting..each painter has his/her own style of painting..i consider paintings as a form of art which can converse with your mind... For eg,when you have a look at a photograph(say a natural scenary)..its just the exact replica of what you have taken or seen...may be you can change cameras or the technology you are using..but can you change the natural scenery?? but an artist can....he can express his views...he can converse..through his paintings..he can consider painting as his friend...may be he can make little changes to that natural scenary and make it appear more beautiful in his paintings..or may be make it worse...!! you derive satisfaction,pleasure and much more when you paint..though the picture i painted first was not soo good,i was delighted at my work..!! it gave me satisfaction.. paintings can also be used for a social purpose or cause...the social evils etc..can be potrayed in a more mature way..but,it all depends on the artist..and his condition.. photographs can also show you reality...but,their is no "life" in a photograph..you can compare and see.. take something like pain...you can only feel pain..you can express it saying.."aaaahhhh..." or something else...but can you take a photograph of your mental condition when you are experiancing this pain??? but if you are an artist,may be you can put it in the form of a painting...may be only you can derive a meaning from that particular painting..may be others cant... it may consist of anything....give a toddler a pen and paper and it scribbles...that too is a form of paint......!!! when psycological experts argue that your personality can be judged by having a look at your handwriting..cant it be the same for painting too??? photography sure is an art..but it gives you the exact picture...you cant modify..(may be you can adjust settings like zoom,brightness etc..) but you cant modify things which are abstract...i prefer to say, camera is used to capture the precious moments in life..but it can no way express something much more than your precious thoughts... Painters such as Hemen Majumder, Atul Bose, and later Bikash Bhattacharjee and Ganesh Pyne defined such psuedo-modernistic compulsions and continued to paint their hearts out... paintings last longer than photographs.......!!!! painting can be an eye to your mind....simply saying paintings are "unique".. so i say,its not the question of debating between painting and photography...but surely,painting has its own charm..and photography can remind you of your memorable incidents..also photography takes a little time..but paintings consume time... painting is of couse a higher form of art..bcoz...in photography,may be you can change camera etc..but you cant change the scenary... hope this helps it is obvious s/he has NEVER really worked on a photograph. Go shoot, develop and print some work, look into photo history and then come back and offer an opinion. Also, learning to spell would be helpful. As a person who paints and takes pictures. I think anything that has you to express yourself is a good thing. to say one way to be creative is better then another is just silly. If DeVinci was alive today i bet he would have all kinds of photos it would just be silly to think he would just stick to painting. The only reason people think painting would be better is because they haven't taken a good picture. Do everything to express yourself. It's what makes us human. life No, certainly not. Painting is a form, photography is a "newer" form. And digital photography and the stuff that a person can do with digital is newer yet. Wherever there is matter which is thought-provoking and beautiful, no matter the medium, there is art. absolutely not. both painting and photography can be beautifully complex compositions, masterfully created, intricately composed.... or simple, thoughtless, and without great effort. they both have their own exquisite subtleties. photography may seem like it is easier and "unartistic" because people think all you have to do is choose the right lens and aim and press a button. there is so much more to photography. you could even argue that in some aspects it is harder, because in painting you have complete control over what the composition will end up like: the balance, the colors, the lighting, etc. In photography, you have to figure out a way to acomplish the perfect lighting, the angle, etc. They are both exellent artistic methods of expression. In either one, it takes a lot of thought in figuring out just how to best capture what you are trying to portray in a two-dimensional canvas or paper. Making good photography takes into account the perfect balance of images, of sharps and flats, of rounds, of light and dark, of heavy and light, angles... and all brought together to capture one moment in time. I could sit for hours and hours just looking at photography from different eras, from different cutlures. Both painting and photography must take texture into account. The saturation of colors. The implementation of irony. The juxtaposition of objects, all these things are used to make a statement, be it one that screams at you from the image, or subtly hints it at you. Both are invaluable forms of art, and I am so greatful for both. Can you tell i am passionate about them both? |
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