In response to the article that we were given in class, I agree with the article because I can see Barret's point in the photograph. Because then it could possibly cause the photograph to represented in a different way than what the artist actually meant for the photograph to portray.
I believe that when the viewer does this, then they are only hurting themselves because they aren't taking the artist's point of view into consideration. I think that a viewer should learn the artists mindset when they were taking the picture that way that any previous misconceptions that they might have are gone and they can soely focus on the picture that is before them, not what they had previously thought a particular point was that an artist was trying to get across or not.
But,on the other hand, I hesitate to agree because, once I think about it more, I believe that when I take pictures, I don't want to have to put a label on something that I am creating because it is a way of expression that shouldn't have to be explained to the other people around it. I believe the art that is before a person should be able to speak for itself and the viewer should be able to form their own opinion about what they think the artist is trying to capture.
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