MPS 301 Study Guide - Final Guide: Surrealism, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, John Heartfield
17 May 2016
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Emerson believed that in the modern world, science was the only authentic basis for art and photography. Believed that photos should be taken in one shot. In the photo, a sage introduces two youths to life: the one on the right will embrace moral life, the other, debauchery. Made over a period of about six weeks. Juxtaposes life of debauchery and win with a life of piety and morality. Example of combination printing made from more than 30 different negs. Rejlander believed that the labor involved and the renaissance inspiration aligned the work with painting. Shows how during this period of industrialization, photographers were attracted to the pastoral and rural aspects of life. Hermann von helmholtz, whose studies of the human eye"s range of focus he took as instructive for photography. Attempted to align art with the cutting edge of science and make it part of the modern world.
