Walter Benjamin and Andy Warhol
In the beginnings of art and throughout early art eras, before major technological advances were made, the only way to see a piece of art was to travel to it in person, to behold the artwork itself with one’s own eyes. As humanity started to make major innovations regarding technology, such as the camera and the printing press, then people could see famous works of art in their own homes and in the paper, or even as computers and the internet came about, people could search up a piece of art in seconds. Some may argue that the value and/or aura of a piece has been diminished by these technological innovations, but one person in particular was able to prove this wrong. Andy Warhol, a prominent pop artist of the 20 th century, used mechanical process such as silk screening, photography, and film to create his art pieces, and he was able to sell them for thousands of dollars each. He also used images that were already known to the public, such as those of celebrities like Marylin Monroe