Homework 6 - Walter Benjamin Reading

Walter Benjamin explains in his paper, "The Work of Art in Mechanical Reproduction" that mass producing art makes art less valuable and pretty much destroys the aesthetics of the original artwork. He also believed that film was created to change people's visions of the outside world. What people watched impacted their perceptions to what was going on around them. He also felt that all of this impact could be blamed on the politicians at the time. This reminds me of propaganda in the media. A major example of this is the famous poster, "Uncle Sam, I Want You". Art was created not for enjoyment, but to influence the attitude of a certain community towards a position. I can see how art has changed throughout the years and people aren't creating work as often anymore for themselves, but mostly for a profit. Unfortunately that is how our world is today, everyone is working to make a living and people who enjoy art create it for others so they can gain cash. I completely agree with Walter Benjamin and do believe that art is not as meaningful when it is mass produced. But, unfortunately most art these days are mass produced. You walk around with a certain t-shirt you like, millions of others are doing the same thing.

One of my favorite Sites

My favorite interactive media sites as a kid was www.pogo.com. Now I only go on there when I am extremely bored. They have all sorts of games to keep you occupied. They also have avatars that you are able to customize for yourself. It is great for all ages from young kids to even elders. I know my younger brother used to play on it and now my grandmother is on there every so often. The graphics for the games are so advanced and it beats spending real money if you are in the mood to play casino games. You should check it out sometime if you get bored one day and want some classic games to play. They have monopoly, canasta, chess, scrabble, poker, pool, and so much more. Play by yourself or with others online, even your friends!

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My Favorite Place to Travel

I think my favorite place to travel would have to be Utah. I've only been there once but I remember it being an amazing experience. It was different than all of the other places I've traveled to. Instead of the usual beach trip, we took a trip to the mountains where the ground was red sand and at night in the sky we could see all of the satellites clearly. Even though I do love the beach, I also love a change of scenery and out in Utah it felt like I was on a completely different continent.

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Blog Response Homework 3

Please post an entry in your blog about the Reading below.  Can you imagine being an artist with 1000 true fans?  How would you contact them?


I have never been the type of person who likes to be center of attention. I always like putting others before myself, so I could never imagine myself having 1,000 true fans. Like the reading said, "not every artist is cut out, or willing to be a nurturer of fans." I am probably one of those artists that is not cut out for the part. Not because I am too caught up in myself, but because I wouldn't know how to handle them all. I am the type of person that enjoys one on one conversations instead of sitting in front of an audience and talking to them. I like more intimate situations which you would never accomplish with having so many fans. I could however, do the last scenario and keep a blog for myself to handle all of the fans. That would probably be the best way for me to handle the situation best. So my only two options for contacting them would probably be through a manager, or through a blog I would keep for everyone. There is no way I could handle them all on my own.

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