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A 9 page paper which examines the works of Walter Benjamin and John Berger as it applies to mass production. The paper also focuses on how the two would perceive the work of Andy Warhol. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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seems massed produced and unless we are serious, and wealthy, art collectors we are more than happy to have productions mass produced so that we can own a reflection of
the original piece. In many ways, without mass production our society would be very different for we are a nation of consumers and all but demand mass production so we
can strive to obtain what others possess. However, in the world of art there are many different perspectives concerning the mass production of art, and many of those perspectives
are negative. This is because it is believed that the mass production of art, among other things, takes away from the field of art itself. It lowers the standards of
art. In mass production many believe that the art becomes commercial and does not really stand as art that is unique and rare. The following paper first discusses the views
of Walter Benjamin and John Berger as it relates to mass produced art, and then examines what they would have to say about Andy Warhol, who essentially made an art
out of mass production and is thus perhaps the individual most responsible for mass produced art today. Walter Benjamin and John Berger First and foremost we note that
Walter Benjamin was "was positive about new technologies, emphasizing their liberating, democratizing influences. This put him at odds with the dominant elitist strain of modernism of the early 20th century"
(All About Walter Benjamin, 2003). In this we see that he was not completely against everything that was new in terms of technology and mass production for the people. But,
at the same time he seemed to hold a special place in his ideals for art, which did not necessarily set him apart from others, but rather illustrates how he
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