The Influence Of Modernism Art To Photographic Art

Photography was invented as a tool for recording. With the development of photography that people are no longer satisfied to photography as a recording tool and want to use it to carry thoughts and emotions. In the early invention of photography, since photography language did not developed, photography is not recognized as a kind of art style. Photographer trying to imitate painterly effects using a variety of means, attempting to use this method to find ways to express and to establish the status of the art of photography. Late19th century, the field of art modernism sprout. Post-Impressionism Cezanne, Gauguin and Van advanced artists take the lead in lead into the modernist painting. In early20th century,cubism and futurism modernism began to flourish. Gradually,they formed two genre of art.The one is The Form First which represented by Picasso and the other is conceptual art which represented by Duchamp.Under the influence of modernist art in the new genre of photographic art gradually rise. Art photography creative ideas, content, form are subject to a broad impact. Art photography of a broader range of topics; formal language also began to increasingly mature. Since the advent of digital photography, photography, performance space even brighter.Modernist art had a positive impact to diversified development of photographic art. However, it also brings some problems to photographers. Whether form is a necessary condition for photographic art? Whether Concept be able to exist independently from the form? Photographic art is based on the forms of art, not only have unique ideas and innovative content, but also need to have formal language. Formal language is essential elements of photographic art.