读图时代摄影的文化价值

Culture Values of Photography in the Age of Picture Reading

摄影在发明之初,它的纪录性和可复制性给绘画等传统艺术造成了巨大的冲击。随着电子技术的发展,摄影在图像复制和传输方面显示出极强的优越性。在晚近文化中,人们的意趣已从文字投向图像,图像大量繁殖,社会已发展到"读图时代"。本文意欲从摄影的纪录性、主观性和复制性以及它们之间的矛盾性等几个方面,探讨摄影在当今读图时代的文化价值。

At the beginning of its invention, photography with the traits of re;cord and replication had a great impact on traditional arts, especially painting. With the development of electronic technique, photography has shown great superiority in image replication and transmission. In the latest few years, fashion has changed from words to images. The world has come into the age of picture in which abundant images were reproduced and copied. The author discusses cultural values of photography in the age of picture reading as well as explores the traits of record, subjectivity, replication, and the relationship between them.