Charlotte Cotton Photograph As Contemporary Art Summary

Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton was first publish in 2004. Charlotte Cotton discusses the transformation of photography, as it moves into the category of contemporary art. As they were gaining momentum throughout history, but today they have people more vocal than they ever been. She is more concerned about the motivations of the photographer; rather than the themes, or subject matter. Because that’s the main focus when “regular” people are viewing photographs. She is focusing on the transformation of thoughts that drove people to want to think of photography as art.
Charlotte Cotton begins to discuss the introduction of conceptual art. The father of conceptual art Marcel Duchamp, submitted a factory made urinal to the Armory Show in New York. He wanted to prove that anything could be art, if the artist decided it to be. Marcel took something that was already created and made it into art. The judges rejected the piece and it was removed days later. When it comes to photography there isn’t one set lane. Photography could be an artistic expression or a work of art. Art work takes a back seat when it comes to conceptual art, because the main focus is what idea the
During the 18th and 19th century this was accomplished by setting a scene to paint to give hints to the audience, about what this paint is trying to convey. They did this by changing composition, adding props, and symbolism. Tableau photography was the next step, but you could focus more on setting the scene. With the camera it was easier to capture the moment, because you didn’t have to worry about the skill of painting. But with photography you didn’t necessarily have to set up a scene. You could accomplish this by taking a picture of random people on the street and let the audience give its own narrative to it. The Photographer was a film director without