At the same time, Impressionists represented Machines and all things modern in theĬity were desirable subjects. Impressionists were some of the firstĪrtists to look to the city as a worthy subject for their paintings, and Was very involved in the modern art scene and had closely followed the There are other references to the world of art in this photograph. The soft-focus effectsĪnd the romantic atmosphere were the results of handwork on the print Was made by the hand of man, no mistake about it.
Good on the landscape and on peoples lives. The steamĮngine was a human invention that had huge impact not all of it Given that history, the title of this photo has two meanings. Their photos in the darkroom, using tricks and techniques that were evidence They tried to show that they were a part of the art tradition by manipulating When the camera was used as a tool, like a paintbrush was a tool. Stieglitz and other Pictorialists understood that a photograph was created The photograph as art, the same kind of art as a drawing or painting. This picture he was leading a movement called Pictorialism, which promoted Cameras were machines, and everyone knew that machinesĭidnt make art people made art. In early days, photographs were considered an advance To have to despise something in order to respect something elseĬonsidered an art. Or a photograph is not as important as either, is inconsequent.
Is inferior to an oil, or whether a drawing, an etching, Why should there not be many schools of photographic art? There is hardly a right and a wrong in these matters, but there is truth, and that should form the basis of all works of art.Īlfred Stieglitz, American Amateur Photographer, 1893
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