Tue
Aug
4
“ Cameras replaced sketching by the last century; convenience trumped engagement, the viewfinder afforded emotional distance and many people no longer felt the same urgency to look. It became possible to imagine that because a reproduction of an image was safely squirreled away in a camera or cell phone, or because it was eternally available on the Web, dawdling before an original was a waste of time.
Abroad - At the Louvre, Many Snap but Few Focus, and Mona Lisa Smiles On - NYTimes.com (via britticisms)
