Record the World

The picture above is "Cathedral Square, Milan" by Gerhard Richter (Oil on canvas, 1968). This picture serves as a great example of the role of recording the world because it captures what was going on in the Cathedral Square at the time that the artist was there. The people, cars, buildings, and everything else that was in the Square at that moment is captured on canvas. Thanks to the artist fulfilling the role as a recorder of the world around them, that moment has been recorded for future generations to see.