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Appropriations Article

After reading the article, The Ecstasy of Influence I found myself more confused by the whole idea of appropriation. I really feel that the article was one sided and biased and that really bothered me as well. According to the article, I think, that appropriation is okay when you borrow ideas or images that already exist simply for the purpose of using them as a resource, to help inform and help you formulate your own ideas. I also got the idea that the writer of the article believed that it was OK to use appropriation when you are updating an idea or reusing an idea or creative technique or words when you give credit to its original source.
I personally believe that having limitations and laws on appropriation is a very good idea. When someone does something new and original they should always be given credit, others should not copy that idea and get the same credit that the originator did. It defeats the purpose of celebrating uniqueness and creativity when you encourage others to steal it. I also think that when credit is due, credit is do so appropriation makes sure that credit is given.
I do think that appropriation can help stimulate creativity and that it should be allowed to be used, as long as proper credit is given to the originator of the idea, method, subject, etc.... that is used.

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My Favorite Artists

I love art that has a message to it, so it's no surprise that Barbara Kruger is one of my favorites. I love how she uses the contrast of vintage black and white images with bold red and white lettering. Her point is almost never lost on her viewers.









Another artist who portrays powerful messages in their work is George Segal. His plaster molds of people in real life settings can be very unsettleing. Because these plaster people look so real and put out for all to see, his message is hard to ignore. In this particular image he brings to life an unsettling, startling image of the Holocaust so we never forget.










Some artists don't have a big commercial message to send out, sometimes they have personal messages, secrets, tid bits of their life stored away and hidden in their work just waiting to be found. Andrew Wyeth has symbolic meaning to almost every aspect of his paintings, from the farm house, the girl in the feild, and the tire tracks in grass he is letting you into his life. Take the time to learn and you will be blown away. It also never hurts how beautifully rendered his works are. (He also lived 5 minutes from my house so theres a personal connect their too.)

Christo is another artist who sends out messages with his work, but the message is to look at things differently and to come out and appreciate art. His big wrapped projects that he installs around the world are for all to come and enjoy. They are meant to change the way you look at something and maybe challenge you to change the way you look at things everyday.





I love Henri Toulous Lautrec, he dosn't really send out messages in his work either but his life's story and his subject matter draw me into his work all that much more. I also love his very individual style and how he really broke from the norm during his lifetime. He was an amazing artist. ( You might know him better for his images of the Moulin Rouge and it's can can girls)











I also love art sometimes just because it's pretty or intrigues me, like Tamara de Lempicka. I love her pin up like old beautiful girls in a sort of cubist style. I just think it's really neat.















Note: I strictly put up my favorite images from these artists their other stuff is really awesome you should look them up :).

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