Author: buh@clark.net at NRG wrote
anyhow, since it's a copy really, you don't have that feeling of owning
an original.
Alright, it is time for a history lesson. Unfortunately, I don't
remember enough history to deliver the lesson. I do remember the
original author, however.
For next class you must all read E. Gombrich's seminal essay "Art
in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." For a simpler version of
many of the same thoughts try Berger's teeny book of 5 essays
"Ways of Seeing."
The question is, when copies can accurately portray the original
work, what is the role of the original?
Discuss
matt