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Recognize context and perspective in art<\/h2>\r\n

Introduction<\/h3>\r\nContexts are the circumstances and background that form the setting for any kind of communication, including art, and the interpretation of its meaning(s). All artworks exist in multiple contexts. Considering different contexts can form analytical lenses through which to view and interpret an artwork.\r\n\r\nAn example of the first and most basic level of context is the time and place an artwork was created. A less discussed, but equally important, context is how or where we encounter an artwork, and how that affects\u00a0our interpretation. This is part of the viewer context. Consider this photograph, The Falling Soldier<\/em><\/a>, by highly regarded documentary photographer Robert Capa.\r\n\r\nFrom its first release it was provocative, because it was assumed\u00a0to be the first photograph of someone being shot at the moment\u00a0of the\u00a0bullet's impact and the moment also, possibly, of death. Its authenticity continues to be hotly debated. When the photo was first seen\u00a0in the European magazine Vu<\/em> in 1936, it was accompanied by\u00a0other photographs depicting\u00a0the suffering of people during the Spanish Civil War. However, when LIFE<\/em>\u00a0magazine reprinted it in 1937 for an American audience, it was part of a two-page magazine spread adjacent to an ad for Vitalis, a men\u2019s hair product. How might this odd juxtaposition have affected the way\u00a0American audiences interpreted the photo's\u00a0meaning compared with their European counterparts?\r\n\r\nIn this module you'll learn more about context and perspective and their role in the interpretation of art.\r\n

Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n