Way of Seeing

The Ways of Seeing video speaks of how the reproduction and distribution of paintings has cheapened the experience of viewing them. This is due to the fact that outside factors can play into how one feels when viewing the image. Be it the music they are listening to at the time, or what one previously viewed before looking at the work. In museums the viewing experience is carefully monitored, and how one views the image is relatively uninhibited. This information is important to me as an artist because in creating an image I’d have to take into account the outside factors that may be playing on my audience. Be that music directly opposing the message I’m trying to send, or precognitive notions already held by the viewer.