https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6EwCXfOUJI

I was keeping up with the pictures but kept procrastinating on the posting so unfortunately, I have to put them all up at once.

Response to tattoo and sports images
The tattoo article and sports images have one thing in commom, they both address the inability of images to fully portray what lies underneath. They both show images that are full of information and emotion, but to fully understand, you must inquire about the person or the event in question. The symbol of message of the image may be passed but to fully understand the underlying information must be provided. The message being, that one can not become fully intimate without finding the underlying picture of the picture.

Homework 5
Walter Benjamin's ideas are interesting to be sure and his ideas in many areas ring true. This idea of an aura is definitely seen in pieces like the Mona Lisa, Michaelangelo's David, and the Last Supper. Masses of people come to see these works because of the prestige of the work and not necessarily the work itself. Benjamin's idea that mechanical reproduction diminishes this Aura is flawed. Mechanical reproductions of the Mona Lisa have only increased its Aura or prominence. In digital media however, the original is never what is seen and in that case Benjamin's ideals align.