Walter Benjamin's Theory Of Dissolution Of Aura In Modern Art: "The Picture Of Dorian Gray"

Abstract: 8 pages in length. Theorist Walter Benjamin's theory of dissolution of aura in modern art helped to set a precedence with regard to the ever-evolving nature of art and, correspondingly, the absence of time and space from what many believe is an otherwise wholly reproducible entity. From Benjamin's (2004) perspective, the fundamental principles of authentic artwork has all but disappeared from today's social and cultural landscape, replaced instead with a throng of reproductions that simply cannot possess the true emotional, spiritual and tangible substance inherent to the original. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Catagory: Artists, Art Genre, & Famous Works Of Art

Subcatagory: Art & Architecture

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