[ Click the image for the full gif ]
Through this gifs, I wanted to show the idea of ‘decay of aura’ from the article called “The work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” written by Walter Benjamin. He writes that by the improvement of technology, the aura of many art works are destroyed. “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci is one example. This painting is so famous and many tourists come to Louvre museum in Paris just to see this painting. However so many people come to see the painting and take photos without actually understanding it. Today, people share the photos, and videos to the internet and this is the reason for the decay of aura.
The first one, I took a video and made it into a short gif of people take pictures of the painting. In the second one, I took this idea and made it into illustrated gif. I used illustration tool to draw. I believe this gif shows how people take photo and share it on the internet. This allow reproduction of the painting and free access to the painting.
Personally I enjoyed making this gifs. I enjoyed illustrating the idea and make my illustration move. I think this gifs shows what I wanted to address really well.
