Art Appreciation - Dalí

Art Appreciation - Dalí, originally uploaded by Lulú De Panbehchi.

There are several photos of the same painting--official photos that are used for brochures, websites, books, and so on. Maybe that's the reason why when we think about a piece of art, we visualize the piece by itself. If we--or at least, I, myself--imagine that piece in a museum, we tend to visualize the gallery's opening night: pretty people with expensive jewelry, drinking martinis or champagne; eccentric people wearing jeans, etc.

Lately, I have been thinking about how we act and react when appreciating art. Do we talk to ourselves? Do we see art with friends and family, or alone? Does it matter what we say about art, after reading the museum caption for a piece? Does the capiton start the conversation, or is the caption irrelevant? Why do we go to a museum if we can find a photo online? Why do we photograph a work of art, even if there are tons of photos of that piece? Why do we photograph people we don't know looking at a work of art that we have already dissected by taking 20 photos of it--which is, by the way what I did?

I don't think this is a good photo, but I think it's a good conversation starter. What do you think?

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