Blog Post #6: Painting vs. Photography
DUE: 04/29
For this sixth blog homework, you will explain the contributions that Photography made to the field of Painting. Please answer the following essay question:
How did Photography change the way people understand Painting?
250 words (minimum).
This is
a reflection essay on John Berger’s TV series "Ways of Seeing," which
the class watched but did not finish. The video is available in WEEK 10 and WEEK 11 Folders on
Blackboard. (This video is based on Berger's book with the same title, but I do
not assign the book to class. The ideas that this video covers originally came
from the renowned German literary critic, Walter Benjamin.)
In the textbook, those topics are covered by Chapter 22: Romanticism (read pg 398-414) and Chapter 23: 19th c Realism/Photography (415-432).
Your finished writing needs to be at least 250 words. It should have an
introduction, three body paragraphs and a conclusion. Post the writing
on your Blogger page under the title, “Painting vs Photography” and label the post
“ways of seeing” and "John Berger."
Please properly cite your sources if you borrow ideas from the textbook
or the video.
Bronx CC information on How To Avoid Plagiarism: < http://bcc-libweb.bcc.cuny.edu/docs/howtoavoidplagiarism.pdf >.
My course follows MLA citation: < http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/07/ >. If you are not sure about the MLA, click on the "MLA Help" tub.
At the end of your post, cite one artwork that you chose in the
following format. This information is generally available on the wall
near the artwork if you are in the museum:
Artist’s Full Name
“Title of Work” written in quotations*
Medium
Year Completed
*When referencing the work in the body of your writing, also be sure to write the titles in quotations.
