art and photography - 5 the dilemma of realism

7/28/2019 Art and Photography - 5 the Dilemma of Realism

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5. The dllemma of Realism

$TVU1 III! DAMNE:D I ! ' on (. '8NN$M / !ln ~ ' , a n c . , bel" '. g T ~ p h e . . proposcd Invalingltu;ir pie"",." ,..i,h lhe 'pirilu.1 atlribUI", \Vi,h lhe ' ubj:livc . . ordinarily _ ia \od "';Ih painling, Tho coincidct>o!ograph,GU$la". Courhc t's cakulalO1d i " ~ ~ ' aboul lhe i m ~ i . J i I ~ ol ru."ioion mu " have $Ionet, 8ul "'hi[e ColUCaWc admi"cd lhe impoooibiHly, 3nd ""enqu",ioned IIx: do.irabilil)', o la total d;"'ngagem.", belw""n \V . . . ono ,,"wand wha. 00 . knew, R",k,n and'M Frrnch pai,,, . . :.doptcd a. . - . : absolu't

~ , l u d Cou,bel "'OIIld h .. . "k m 10 . . . fllUSCUms oe p.o.inling cloo(d down;MOnel, \O h " e bn bom bIind, hi$ sighl _Iorro [ l Ia in l i f ~ , in orde, 10g u a r a " ' ~ .he oomple,. objcelivity of vmon.Though ID u. i. i> appa. ..nl ,hal c.;,utbe,O w.,..k "'as m'lre highJy oondilionroby oonvenlon, hi> "Yt [" " blind '0 Ih ......orlu of tarlie' ma".TO, .han hu . .a l t menU ,...,,,[d [u d "" lO be[ie"c,!te "' ' ' ' glh" innoocnl I",inl;ngo f. S",up ol p'''I.13nu ." d ,Ii 0< painler, h. con,;nunl,a,.. .. ,,,fonned in!o kind .,.. dagucrreotype which, ... ,Il00, "''0, wi,h"." ....1.,.....ilhou, "'n>Cio\"n .. 1< .. iuelf be .ubjugol! by d . awea ..""" ollhing> .. .hal . ...' he)" may be, a '" mechanka lly reooords Ihcir jmaga. 'n.c anUI, lhe mano I1:J>OUn.ka .... lIim",lf an iou[",,..,.,,,, he n.lle"ll ,j"""lf inlO " mi.....,.., .n d hi.prici,,"1 dil!i,,,,,;.,.,, U lo b


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T h ~ 1 " , " , ~ e ..,n cI painting, Ibe cri,;o warnl, rQuh. ;n de" -d andd.graded ar l and h,.. bem I'roposcd, wilh a ,.",.ri,y botderiOC un oynicism,by M . Courbtl. The ""OOl'le ,ruol lhe u,..,' ,mila'Oon cI no.'u: is ,he um cI an",od ,ha, II,. choic. cI.ubjccl has li1l1o: imp:>nancc .. , !ons ... i, is rai,hfully

r e p r o d u ~ is ~ U . l e d by lhe daguerm)lypt and the $>hoIograph, Mconcluded, aGd' 'i",ima'el)" in tu.rmony ",i,h the .piri'of M age discnWM photography'? & c ~ m , . u( pllOlography and il!lSth ,I\( photographic ;mage.

Ra,hu Llun produci,,! a ,,,.,hful i m . a g ~ , """,e Henri Dcbbordc in 1 8 ~ 6 ,photography gi . " li> l b".lal rnll,). By iu n ..n d,aracler i, is ,be n'1plOon ofSCJ\limen, and of ,he ideal. It produca. lad elrtgcs of h u m ~ n \xing;;,, ! lOOle o . u ~ 1 or model,:u did 1I00m .... HUnl in ,8:>f,'fOr being 'asugly :u a dagu......,.,,)l""'. I , is .-.:cordl ,h a duel w: U "JUidttnl. ",h


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9. The representation 01 movementin photography and art

) l U YBIl ID GEl 'he vas, visual vo , onl)' didthe ;\ luybrid8(: photOgrap ... wn,,,,di, manr of ,h. molS .rue eould no. always be aod ",ha. oould bc """ ' ....... no.a l , , ~ Y ' Irue. Oncc asain llu: photOgraph demoru,ra,w ,hat lO. nlany ~ " i s t SI,. IA ha d r.o.Il)" becn ano,her .. ....-d IOr " " " , , " I ~ ~ .

The a.'' 'al posi'iom ar hone'. limbo during i . diff=n' .. id . h:ul Iongin.o.,..,.'W"U.". But ,hcy eluden$, ... ulen - . : COI"TCCI. ""CFC IIi!! fauh)", ' r o m aba." mi ~ J p / l } ~ u . and uwall'" II . in .. . ion ..... asmueh lo p"""ide the . r t ; ' ~ .. 'h mua) malerial a l it WN 10 establish n",,' andmo", accura'. inlOr ..... ,;.,., 10. ati.na:, T",illlld _1


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opinion...al lO.he o;onuvy. -n.o..h u.. fi", ol _h h o c o v a p h l , , ~ taU:nln 1812 ic ..... not un.'1 .877 and '818, ali ... &>I approach 10 Ld.nd SoanbU(lhe Govcmor olCalbnia ) lOr finallcial bacting. br UlIRJ wC< coIIodino.. . ." d ,hu." ' . ,pccds ol aOOu' 1/ I000th ol a occond, he .......ble ouca:sully10 prodllCC :o more COI1IpKhcnI.i-..: coIko;.ion otpbotos"'-phs. IV)! CWIly of.he IrolimaI! 1he0Jlld, ... M 'her .rippnllhin";JU ,tn:teh"'" IICr(III thc .Bck, prod\lci"l COIUCCI.t'i-..: imaa . ol phaoeo ollhe an.i.JN.lI IocotnOlion. "I"Msc photognpho clu,ly de",."..I .. . '(I during

trot, ,he Cllnte od Sallop, alllQu. I" " wo:rceI belwn .bc o'd al>(l .. . """'":Ali IMIqJ oItoould poin. ""''/Ih'lr".-ud, and appe."o U1 .... 11 ate .o tIIcmoeh"". f""" ......1obouId JO:Ctn 10 ,lido: "' .... 'Ixwrr..:.. o(,he "",,0ciOl" mu,," of d v ~ n c i n g "ii 'oureh",.K ..... y ,n,ertS,('(I in Muybridge' c h n i q ~ h. wrote an cnth""""t ....wlU


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lI>owI """ 01 M kctchct - ,hen 1 oholl be .. W; .. wi,h your in'"o'(In. 1Iu, p/>ot-graphy hu 1"0-.... 'h e paiol, w"' 'I and 'hey lia,,, b. d 'o liI>Odifr ti>< p i . 0111>U.alion for u'i l t i t fldtlily. His .mall andin.cm:libly 0UIC.m, ~ > ; U C S o:armd him boc.h prUoc and til(, abuot ol eari(:a., . aod CnlKJ ,,110 aa : ....... him 01 bd , . a maotn ol'",icroKopic an '

ol paintiq """" ' _ o J-u', and ol ~ ' a . i , , ! lhe '* ol a (ICti.iou:'",,,hiplicolOS"'ph' wilh whkh ' ' ; ' ; '0' ' ai ,h . S.lo" we" obligrd lo na""neevny minu l' ,lelaH ol his ,iny ' 1'.... ',"/ . Undoubicdly M.isoo.ni(-r~ in lhe h.abil 0( . . . . " pbotogf1lphllhoulJh, a i an ad"'i ..... _ ,a ! , oo.!y 'a sM ~ ""","Olha! bis tervan,. I t w; u said Ib.o.l he turpaMd """" .h e " ,aI ;""of lhe Came",. lIe had ....e . ,;one to lhe """.me olOOlU.tuoni",;, ~ l d to a

~ " , . u v i , a minia" .... raiI","J,y oro which, ia alftlall.roIky, bo could propdbi ....d f ai tb t qme 'P'Cd . . lha, ol a plk>pi"lf honc on 1M adjaan, 'raU inord ... mo", achotcy can be .....nlcd amot'l! .h., too..l"\tnnctl ol .ho: c i " , , ~ ( ,TItoK pract>' indltdcd 1M paintrn IIcrDo ............ prin", ohcau;."",," .n:, f" , lhe lII0I' f'l", "' " ""I)' d ~ u l !>U. 01 , "'!oe lInd ,,,,"";bIeap pearanml .. . wilh ao imago: d-c....,.".,... "'hen. beta_ 01 iu 'pccd.oo ,I. . pon;,'enoc or l 3 l ~ O I U " " ,be:..,tina ",e '''''''!tI bt: unoMe: 'o "' " any,llin8 1>"' Wurred imoS'. lhe .lIapc 01 wruehbdnc made ..p a, ""e: aOO 'he oame lime 01 ,1M: poucdi.n&.,>d . ... 1Ik.winc pool,......Oonoido,,, i, .,........ _1Indwill ""'",. .... ohc 8a11opine; Itono . . iI ;. Jbown ln , ..... pieM""-l lw: .pinnin ...h1 in Velaoquez'l Lu Hit.Mmu, and raia which it ICpltIC"ltdby liDa ,. .... oKnaI h


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& . o . u x - r I t " ~ hd d in Novcmbc:r cllac )"'arduring wlUcb aloccurc by tdouud ICu}''' ' p a i n c ~ r anel prooW aI "' e ".cole de. 8t;I.ux.Aru. "- u ItiYm ore chep iu o/",Iw: bont, The won. o/"boIb MuybridJc anil Marey w:u oktcribM anel,urine..,me o/" ch< linc pftotosraphl c.ken by M.....,., Cuycr ohowcd a DO>;ngpi cCIIn' ol the rulre""" p&u 01 lhe hcnc in ortIer \O dB r up lhe 1't'IlIainin{obtdmt in hclping hi .. obttl.e ..acure. l n '883 ,n d '88.t .... .,r:al nr;w' -ks ud anicks appeated, b- - ' 011 " '" M"l'bridge pbotogncpbo. repr.uingleditMnly ,1M: t.lic.bh of.he ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 01 I . "ANIMAL LO C OM OT I OHLoa";ng lhe Coacinenl, Muybrid&c "m i 10 f.ncbnd wlw:rc bc was RCtiYedMl h m""h incrrQ', On ' s Ma",h 188. M appeared bd'ot'e,\.po:ciaI oQtingollhe R o y a l l ~ t i . u t i o ... lh e notictt of ,bc pnxdingl are ol pt.rticul:l.r valueln vicw ofu..: llCarCity o/" informa."", aI IhaC dace CODC""";Og l'>lurtcridlc', o ....vi" . on No ,,"O.k. l n the JOrm o/" VO'boclm _ t t , tl>cy , . , ~ t a l ruo undcrstl.ntiing ol.he """"' prolOuncl -....e. involvcd, AI I h ~ . mtf'Iing, \O Wc ddigh.ol.hc andtcxe, he opin uoed hi t 'phocq.p",xinlOlClC:>pC z o 6 p ~ chesame dcvice .mplo)'fil in Me"""ie. ' .dOo , by .. ich oeriCI ol CO!U.inUngJ, M"ybridgc, pcrhapo ... ruilive co I,," crit.iciam in lhe G.lf/ J-J&u,,;A,II,",ade lhetc: disc=t obtt:n":l.liom:Thc ambilion and pe


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11. Beyond photography

rOST _IMl'lt IUION I1T 1l. l .CTiO!'"n..:: roorictioa !M I 111 ,"-as " nulln II-.: o( than optilo ...aoquiaocm. dl l n . _ ofthc IliDCtt"bot....,t OOII(.ptiQn o( (uli!')' WC", now conudcrfli fundamrntal lO ar!.. TouC1.'ed lhe Jimila.ions of lbe lrn,o bame impn,ui ... _

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opi';t of mlival in arl!'Tht imitaIOl"; ' . _ kind 01 (_ ' u' " (_ Whiotler itI , 878). l e Ih\" ~ ___ ,1wI ,he raa.lho lDOf"anltaUon ol lQlun M q o m ~';'11 . fancy '. The um olpalnlioc wu I" " ............... o f ~ t i o n a , ~ ~DO ( 'n I.hc "lema! .ppca ._ 0I1hinp hu , in thcir quin..CIIrtIott, in tl\ci,..nderlYORf c h l ~ \ .... . 110 adYOac)' ollbe , ..Iue 01 primiliot a.nd J ....nac anWU u .......b.in. ";Ih .he......tt...~ b I c : ~ " " , b e t fII cho_'..-i>lic I""" anel >&OU", lhe ia.;""' . moli'r, .IM:...n01 lhe objot., 1M: . . ote .... Prim"" ...... anel ~ k l o n : ue oyonboli.c ift .hia faohiconAn d 10 lo Japoto...,.. ano .G . Albt:n Aurio.DaI . . . e cIaptnwoypc, wiQ _ atiofy 'DY pain,,,, ot" .. .yo c u l ~ o r wonhy g( the: NmC. 011;1011 Jtcdon q? .. . orIed lhe \UI;wrnJ atsumprion tha.e ~ o g " , p l > i c"rtagC ..... u-a/UmU'er ai I""h. Tbe .nile, he imistrd, WlU upable of ""eract.ln. a mo ... pro(ound lru." (rom nae ....... 1"he pholograph only """"d. "ukface. h i. devoid o ( ! j f ~ .Th . ~ ~ " " ' " ""I>idi.y perhl]lf - lhe f .........h 01" unb,idkd p-uoiol< for 'u = or

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Thc .'UlUrU\S 100 rnadc a poinl aI Poy'", lhal ",ha, lW plJn1u. anetnJMcd .-as" " " ' . ~ " . , om;ainly IUpeno., 10 u..: ,,,,aSei')' aI 1M cam ..... ~ ' 1 b < ;palR.er doco _ Jimll IUmodr,o .. hal "" _ in lhe ........e r..- of lhe .. indow. . would oimpk phtnsl3pber, blll ,100 rqII'OdllCft whal M would J byIooku>c ou. on ~ >ide from lhe btUcony,' And in .htir IIWlil'ello (l n coIourin ' 9'S, Ilat-opcni .. . ll\al .. .au by Iblla ison lhe rm... ofpltotosnophy lO.n:

G , , ~ lhe ~ ol plto":"aphy and. ollhe ......... lhe paoN.I ,eprnotnl.Oti poetry, where aU","-I!.: .. iu.... wl>ich.ppurtd.,.he end

art and photography - 5 the dilemma of realism

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