Photography as Art

Photography as Art

by Müjde Güneş

Open Ended

What is art?

Multiple Select

Put a check next to the activities you think are considered art. Explain your reasons.

• computer games

• cooking

• gardening

• fashion

• football

Multiple Choice

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Critics perceived him to be an especially good painter of real-life situations.

• thought of in a particular way

• misunderstood

Multiple Choice

A camera, unlike a person's hand, is a mechanical device.

• related to fixing equipment

• related to machines

Multiple Choice

Some people think that taking a photo of a person is analogous to painting a portrait.

• similar; comparable

• the opposite of

Multiple Choice

The artist uses a sophisticated 3D printer to create a perfectly identical plastic models of real people. The models show great detail from the wrinkles in people's faces to the folds in their clothing.

• basic and simple

• highly developed and complex

Multiple Choice

News reporting, unlike other kinds of writing, is expected to be objective and not based on someone's opinion.

• based on facts and reality

• focused on real objects

Multiple Choice

Although I do not think Banksy has the right to paint on buildings without permission, I do acknowledge that his work is very imaginative.

• agree; admit something is true

• make a guess about something

Multiple Choice

Her fiction is very banal because the plots are never exciting and the characters are unoriginal.

• popular; successful

• boring; uninteresting

Multiple Choice

I have a cynical view of modern art, and I wonder why it's considered good or why anyone would buy it.

• suspicious; negative

• formal; academic

Open Ended

"Photography is unquestionably art such as painting, music and architecture." Do you agree with this idea? Explain it with reasons, please.

​The production of fine art is the use of skill and imagination to create aesthetic objects or experiences that can be shared with other people.

Poll

In which paragraphs are these points discussed?

• The concept that fine art is one thing and photography is another.

• Photography is more objective than other kinds of art.

• Some photographers are more vocal about calling themselves, artists.

• Photography is a means of producing art, but it's not always art.

Multiple Choice

Which statement would the author of the article agree with most?

• Photography is never art.

• Photography shares some things in common with other art forms.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author mention the high selling price of the Andreas Gursky photograph?

• To imply that photographers may call themselves artists to make more money.

• To show that even if it is not art, photographs are valuable.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author paraphrase Henri Cartier-Bresson?

• Because it indirectly supports the thesis.

• To show that some photographers disagree with him.