1. Assessment of Bazin
From the creations of illusionary images, a mixture of reality and symbolism, the art developed to include still life's and landscapes, presenting reality through likeness. ... "Photography freed the plastic arts from their obsession with likeness"7, in other words, no longer was only a likeness created of an image but a perfect duplicate or copy, or an indexical image. ... However it is set apart from both of these art forms as a way in which to present changes as they take place in time. ... Both photography and cinema, together with such innovations as colour, sound and the added third...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate