I go to museums regularly (I live near NYC and have a few memberships). I also regularly take photos of the art. I have found over time that I will recall a particular piece of art but can only bring fleeting images of it to mind because I didn't take a photo. And often the objects are not available as postcards for IP reasons. Which leaves me taking photos of the art. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to fast through the museum.
Many many years ago (pre all the digital) I used to sketch my favorite works of art. I often went to the Met with a small sketchbook and some pencils. Often led to pleasant conversations with the guards. I was a terrible artist so I’ve kind of softened on having the pic on my phone these days.
I love this essay format so much! I admit to taking photographs to remember some art later, as I often struggle to remember all the different pieces after a museum visit. I would certainly not need to do that with the Mona Lisa though - we can find that picture anywhere ☺️
Loved this essay, as it did more to get my brain out of the pre-election frustration than anything else. Going to get my real camera now and take some pictures of the world. (German elections coming up, mail-in voting is *completely* f*cked, expats on entire continents had almost no chance at voting)
I take photos of art as a means to study the piece on my own time.
I go to museums regularly (I live near NYC and have a few memberships). I also regularly take photos of the art. I have found over time that I will recall a particular piece of art but can only bring fleeting images of it to mind because I didn't take a photo. And often the objects are not available as postcards for IP reasons. Which leaves me taking photos of the art. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to fast through the museum.
I spent an entire day in 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago and I still fondly look back at all my photos of the art. 🖼️ 🎨🧑🏻🎨
Many many years ago (pre all the digital) I used to sketch my favorite works of art. I often went to the Met with a small sketchbook and some pencils. Often led to pleasant conversations with the guards. I was a terrible artist so I’ve kind of softened on having the pic on my phone these days.
I love this essay format so much! I admit to taking photographs to remember some art later, as I often struggle to remember all the different pieces after a museum visit. I would certainly not need to do that with the Mona Lisa though - we can find that picture anywhere ☺️
Loved this essay, as it did more to get my brain out of the pre-election frustration than anything else. Going to get my real camera now and take some pictures of the world. (German elections coming up, mail-in voting is *completely* f*cked, expats on entire continents had almost no chance at voting)
Love this! 🩷
lol that first image caption