“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.” John Berger

Simply looking at a great work of art is not always enough. We often feel the primordial need to possess it in some way. And the cheapest way of doing so is by being photographed with it.

In Pisa, it’s almost mandatory to have a photo taken of yourself in such a way as to appear as if you are holding up the tower. Who doesn’t want to be a hero?

They felt like screaming so they did. Apparently, it is a big thing to take a photo of the self in front of Munch’s The Scream screaming (as can be seen HERE).

Thinking is for thinkers.

Rodin’s Thinker also inspires many ekphrastic photos. Even Robin Williams couldn’t resist as seen HERE once at the Rodin Museum.

Flashing in front of The Artist And His School by Arthur Siebelist. To keep the boys alert, sometimes you just have to flash back.

A photo  of a little girl dancing in front of a woman dancing made the internet rounds for some time.

Art inspires imagination and imitation.

This is a photo I took years ago. It is of a young boy on the floor drawing one of Rodin’s statues at the artist’s museum in Paris.

Imagination is a playground.

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How John Berger changed our way of seeing art + ‘A moment of awe’: Photo of little girl captivated by Michelle Obama portrait goes viral  +