I was appalled by this as well. It was exactly as you describe it. I want to have a quiet moment with Mona Lisa, to really look at her but there was no way the crowd was going to let me....
The same thing happens here in Amsterdam with Rembrandt's Night Watch but fortunately I was there on a weekday a few months ago and I had the room almost to myself. Now that's the way I would like tp have been able to enjoy Mona Lisa! ;)
you are right. this image needs context. i put it in between the other 2 Mona Lisa ones for that reason. i like it, because it shows the mass of tourists crowded in simply to get the photo. you cannot just stand and appreciate the painting. you walk into the gallery, and you are practically pulled towards the painting by the crowd. everyone snaps away, poses for tourist photos in front, and then leave. it's crazy! i just wanted to stand and look at the painting! everyone seems to only look at the art on their lcd screens.
Another satirical image -- all those people "proving" that they have viewed the Mona Lisa by making a digital image of it. But it does not work as effectively as satire because the context is not present in this image. If, however, you intend this to be the second image in a three picture sequence (the first being the preceding image and the third being the next image) it gets its context, and does work very well as a transition to the finale which is just a click away.
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