Article Analysis

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Article Analysis
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ARTICLE ANALYSIS
As the author puts it, Andre Kertesz was driven by an impulse to revolutionize
photography and change the way people perceive of the ordinary things that surround them. The
aim was not to capture and stop time within concrete frames; photography had established that
long before. The artist wanted to open up people’s minds to the miracles in the mundane, making
them see anew the little wonders in the dull monotony of everyday life. The central argument of
the author is that before Kertesz’s time, hardly anyone had the flair for capturing the ordinary
through perspectives that are extraordinary. Kertsez’s work changed people’s perception to a
great extent with depictions that goes beyond the face value of things to convey deeper, subtler
truths about life and the things that comprise it. The author draws some excellent points of
reference to the photographer’s work for validating his argument. The photograph titled the A
Red Hussar Leaving depicts a Hungarian solider staring silently at his wife, a brief personal
exchange before he departs; the baby in her (the wife’s) arms appears to feel the dismalness of
the situation. Or in another point of reference, the Lost Cloud, focusing on a white fluff straying
near the enormous gate of the Empire State Building. These photographs make mundane things
the object of its focus for capturing a profound thought and does so with adequate expertise and
subtlety. He moved across different states of Europe with the intention of demonstrating that the
typical digital camera without a soul has the potential to express complicated and sometimes
incommunicable emotions.
The author makes it a point to address the drawbacks and the failures the artist was faced
with, which were by-products of his experimental instincts. Although I had initial difficulties in
grasping the sub-text of the content, it got simpler when I proceeded with the examples provided
in the article. The article has helped me gain a valuable insight into the avant-garde photography
technique, with examples appropriate to the arguments made in the discussion. I was