Now that photography is a digital medium, the ghost of…
“Now that photography is a digital medium, the ghost of painting is coming to haunt it: photography no longer retains a sense of truth. I think that's great, because it frees photography from factuality, the same way photography freed painting from factuality in the mid-nineteenth century.”
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Digital photography loses factual truth, similar to how painting moved beyond realism; this frees both mediums.
In simple terms: Digital photos lack truth, freeing art.
Accept new artistic freedoms.
Themes
Mood
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When to use this quote
- photography
- painting
- digital art exhibitions
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does truth affect art?
- What new narratives emerge?
Loss of factuality can diminish documentary value.