Week 3 (Post 2) Chapter 4 - The Photograph as Contemporary Art

This chapter is intriguing in the fact that the artist who take the photographs use ordinary objects and end up taking a picture of something that is extraordinary. On page 115, it is stated that "the stuff of daily life ostensibly counts as the subject, the 'something' of the pictures. But because we may ordinarily pass the objects by, or keep them at the periphery of our vision, we may not automatically give them credence as visual objects within art's lexicon" (Cotton). This is true because as people, we pass my so many different objects, people etc everyday in our lies, however, we only actually pay attention to the things that are obvious and are in front of us. Each picture is interesting, yet simple at the same time. In one picture, 2 broken car doors are placed in front of a building door, so as to model a door being blockaded. The very first picture shown shows a kitchen took balancing diagonally with what is believe to be a carrot and piece of celery on top of it. This set up creates a different shape made from simple kitchen objects/products. This chapter has made me be more careful about the little things around me and has made me take time to appreciate the beauty of art in the world.