The birth of photography in the early 19th century will be discussed and its influence on painting explored.
When the new process of photography was demonstrated to the Académie des Sciences and the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris in January 1839, the history painter, Delaroche, apparently exclaimed that “from today painting is dead”. But in fact it has given rise to a fascinating dialogue between the two art forms. Aliki’s lecture charts and outlines the birth of photography in the early 19th century and how its invention transformed and influenced the use, purpose and aesthetic of painting.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Miss Aliki Braine
Born in Paris in 1976, Aliki studied at The Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, The Slade School of Fine Art, London and The Courtauld Institute where she was awarded a distinction for her masters in 17th century painting. After working for National Gallery for 20 years, she now teaches for Christie’s Education and the Wallace Collection, and is an Associate Lecturer for the Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts London. Aliki is also a practicing artist who regularly exhibits her photographic work internationally.
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