Animal's images in modern artistic photography (based on the website Kulturologia.ru)

There is the digest of photo-projects in foreign art photography (according to the site Kulturolo-gia.ru) for the last three years, where you can see relationship between human and animals. Lean on axiological research method at the article there is attempt to analyze works from the point of view of representation there actual problems of modern time. The systematization of the topics devoted to relationship between human and animals has been done. At this article there is an attempt to analyze pictures in terms of representation of urgent problems of modern time. Thus the photo-projects devoted wildlife are contemplations caused by modern ecological crisis, caged animals at the zoos and et al. Subjects of the pictures devoted pets show us involvement of these pets to everyday life of their hosts, "comparative" portraits of pets and their hosts, sore subjects, for example, death of pet and so on. Photo-projects connected with stray animals show us pictures of the animals that has chance to find new home and host after rehabilitation at the shelter. This research permits us to draw conclusions that modern art photography of animals images oriented to harmonization of relationship between human and «our four legged brothers». Artistic pictures with animal heroes provoke people to think about life, its show actual moral problems of modern time, these pictures express fashionable culture trends, its raise urgent social issues. This article reveals new and traditional aspects of relationship between animals and humans expressed in modern photography. Human today doesn't sacralize animals, doesn't pay attention to their practical functions, doesn't try to depict their natural look precisely. Up-to-date photographers and so we are the audience try to see the beauty and the nature of animals, as well as thing that hidden behind physical body-the world of senses and feelings. As before human try to know himself with the help of animals. This article is an attempt to touch at a first approximation to studying of cultural aspects of animal images in modern photography. These features can be used to fill culturology and art history courses by specific factual content.

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