Art Imitates Art
The Netherlands
The Dutch design student Coralie Vogelaar’s new book, Masters of Rietveld, seeks to show that we’re living in what she calls "the copy-paste culture," in which a few good ideas are recycled ad nauseam. To demonstrate this, Vogelaar borrowed from the work of 36 fellow design students and visually linked their creations with thousands of images by other artists and designers. "I believe that by placing the works of these students in a larger context," she says, "you actually add depth and meaning to the works at hand." The book, though, is ruffling quite a few feathers among her colleagues. "Some fear that if you reduce their work to a certain [idea], it will make them look like they are incapable of making original work," says Vogelaar. "But everybody knows there is no such thing as originality. It’s all been done before."
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Personally I find it empowering to draw inspiration from other works of art. But, to say it's all been done before is something I would have to disagree with.
We all dream diferently, each individual can offer a view of the world unseen by any other.
To be able to give this view shape, colour, to create it in a unique visual manor is the challenge.
And i would hope any artist would apreciate a challenge.
Posted on January 11, 2008 — by Nicole_283
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Duplication
I have a liberal and eccentric understanding of art, but also specific limitations on certain nuances of it. For instance "paysage" or "portrait".I really don't perceive as an art work the paintings or photographs of natural scenery or portraits. It's like duplicating the art work of nature.
Here is a link to an interesting art which somewhat relates to the topic. It's quite unusial.
Posted on February 10, 2008 — by Desert_Rose
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