Art Drawings versus Photography


Posted October 20, 2013 by timbaub00

Whenever the debate whether art drawings or photo art are better than the other comes up in a discussion, the matter of the impact of photography over painting is going to come up inevitably.

 
Whenever the debate whether art drawings or photo art are better than the other comes up in a discussion, the matter of the impact of photography over painting is going to come up inevitably. Some people even go as far as saying that photography has murdered painting, just like Paul Delaroche did in 1839. But is it really like this?

Nicephore (Joseph) Niepce was the first one who managed to create the first permanent photograph in 1826. The invention of the photo camera has been seen as murder weapon for the art of painting by most artists at the time. But instead of killing drawing and painting, photography just revolutionized the way people were making art. However, ever since this war between photography and painting has been declared, not much has been changed and many people tend to see the situation in black and white.

It is true that painting is more profound, as it captures a little piece of its creator as well, but photo art is also a way to express how gifted mankind can be. It is more than vision in painting, as it transmits more than the eyes can see, but photography comes with the benefit of realism. It shows people exactly what was there at a specific time. After all, even if they use different technologies, their output is meant to please the eyes and the souls of art lovers.
Photorealism is one thing that binds photo art with art drawings. This concept stands for the new artistic current that is meant to bring the benefits of these two types of visual arts together. It is basically creating a drawing after the images provided by a photo. You may wonder why is it worth so much effort on creating something so soliciting when you can simply keep it in its original form, as a photo.

Artists like Warhol and Richter started using photos as a source of inspiration for their artwork and their choice was considered to be shocking for the public at that time. Nowadays, there are more and more artists using photographs to translate reality in the medium of painting and drawing.
But it is not only painting that is being inspired by photography. The opposite is available as well. Contemporary photographers are using paintings as inspiration for their artwork and they aspire for their work to be received by the public as high art. Photography has gone beyond its original purpose of capturing the reality as we see it with our eyes. It has become a beautiful means to describe the world as we see it with our minds as well.
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Last Updated October 20, 2013