Appropriation and Influence All art arises from other

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Appropriation and Influence

Appropriation and Influence

 • All art arises from other art, not from romantic notions of pure

• All art arises from other art, not from romantic notions of pure inspiration. -Paul H. Tucker • “The bad artists imitate. The great artists steal. ” -Banksy, quoting Picasso

Appropriation • The deliberate reworking of images or styles from previous, well known works

Appropriation • The deliberate reworking of images or styles from previous, well known works of art; a hallmark of Post. Modernism.

 • “It is almost a year now since we saw the Van Gogh

• “It is almost a year now since we saw the Van Gogh exhibition, and really, the memory of it haunts me ceaselessly. ” - Andre Derain, 1902

Influence • Being swayed or inspired by an artist’s styles or ideas. The work

Influence • Being swayed or inspired by an artist’s styles or ideas. The work produced may not resemble the influencing source.

 • Appropriation and Influence are not absolutes, they are points on a spectrum

• Appropriation and Influence are not absolutes, they are points on a spectrum

So what makes it appropriation and not plagiarism?

So what makes it appropriation and not plagiarism?

 • Proper citation – Give credit where credit is due • Modification –

• Proper citation – Give credit where credit is due • Modification – Change things so it is clear that you are taking the idea/image/technique in a new direction

Proper Citation • For IB you must always give credit to any material sources

Proper Citation • For IB you must always give credit to any material sources that are not solely from you. • That does not mean that you can’t look up images or borrow from artists…it just means that you give credit.

An Artwork • Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, oil on canvas,

An Artwork • Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid. • Artist Last, First. Artwork Title in Italics. Date, medium, museum or physical location.

Artwork in a Publication • Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, Museo

Artwork in a Publication • Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800, Museo del Prado, Madrid. Gardener's Art Through the Ages, 10 th ed. , by Richard G. Tansey and Fred S. Kleiner, Harcourt Brace, p. 939. • Artist Last, First. Artwork Title in Italics. Date, medium, museum or physical location. Book Title in Italics, edition, authors, page number.

easybib. com • Choose the type of citation you are using (MLA) • Type

easybib. com • Choose the type of citation you are using (MLA) • Type in your URL, book title, magazine etc. • It will search the internet for possible matches • You select the correct match • Add any additional info that is needed • It produces the correct format for your citation.

owl. english. purdue. edu • All things MLA

owl. english. purdue. edu • All things MLA

Modification

Modification

Homework Assignment! • Go to smarthistory. org You can search by – artist –

Homework Assignment! • Go to smarthistory. org You can search by – artist – culture/time period – Style – theme • Find three different artists that you think are cool

Homework Assignment! • Select an one artwork from each of these three artists (or

Homework Assignment! • Select an one artwork from each of these three artists (or cultures) • Print out that picture (small) and tape/glue it into your sketchbook…OR sketch it! • Next to the image, write out the full, proper citation

Homework Assignment! • This assignment is due XXXXX

Homework Assignment! • This assignment is due XXXXX