Aura

 Aura

"Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric. Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include screen printing."

"The term ‘Analogue Photography’ refers to photography using an analogue camera and film. A roll of film is loaded into the camera and the magic begins once you start clicking: light interacts with the chemicals in the film and an image is recorded. The pictures collected in your film roll come to life when the film is processed in a photo lab."

 

    Printmaking differs from analog photography in that it employs a variety of instruments and techniques to generate a picture. They are currently attempting to create a print. In contrast to printmaking, where there is almost always a human fault in the print, there are less mistakes produced while replicating a print in photography. Although both prints and reproductions are copies of an original image, they are created in quite different methods. Reproductions are copies made automatically, usually quickly and in huge numbers, without involving the artist. Prints are copies made carefully by the artist, one at a time. A reproduction is a work of art that is a duplicate of another work of art. It could be a reproduction of an original painting, drawing, or print. There isn't any sort of creative process going on here. Nothing is a copy of an original print. It is not a replica of any painting or sketch.

The value of an artwork is reduced when it is mass reproduced. The aura of the artwork is also lost. If everyone can see the artwork, it loses its uniqueness.

Benjamin states that "the distinction between author and public is about to lose its basic character." This statement is related our world today and the internet because anyone can become a author. Especially with social media. Everyone is always commenting and making posts.