This week, I decided to discuss how we use the world wide web to inspire us in our creative outlet.
In my very first blog post, I had said that I would discuss how photo databases and creativity sharing on the internet has affected how we create.
In the above pictures, we see two separate pictures of Toms; the Van Gogh painted Toms were found on one of my daily visited sites, etsy.com, and the second one is a picture of my very own hand-painted Toms that I made a few months ago. Before going on etsy.com, I had not thought of the idea to take my boring old canvas Toms into my own creation. Plagiarism? I think not. Inspiration? Very much so.
While surfing the Internet late one night last year, I came upon some henna art photos. This temporary skin tinting tattoo is a gorgeous piece of art used traditionally at Indian weddings. I fell in love with the intricate and flowy designs found in the markings. I was so intrigued by this art form that it inspired me to paint the picture on the right. Plagiarism? No. Inspiration? Yes.
As an artist, I am so thankful to have the world wide web to have as a reference. Painting the Eiffel Tower has never been easier. Instead of having to travel to Paris to sit in front of the real deal, we can Google the Eiffel Tower and paint off of a photograph. When asked to paint a bulldog, for a Louisiana Tech painting, I was very happy to have a photograph of a bulldog instead of having to find a live dog and make it stay in one spot for hours on end as I paint.
Photo databases such as Google Images, Pinterest, Flickr, and Etsy have been found helpful in the life of viewers in search of inspiration. Just as the ways we receive the news have changed (word of mouth, radio, television, email) so does how we receive forms of inspiration. Should we accept the Internet as a form of receiving inspiration as we do with receiving news online? Thoughts?
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I think this post is a great way to show how inspiration can be found through the use of technology. The things you find online can help inspire you to do many things you would probably never have been inspired to do.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you about finding inspiration online. There is so much available online to inspire someone's creativity. I really like how you put your own artwork and the artwork that inspried you to do it. It really shows how anything online can inspire creativity.
ReplyDeleteI like the point you made that it would not be considered plagerism since you're just getting an idea from the picture, or whatever it may be, online. The pictures really caught my eye and kept my attention, and I love how you used your own personal works and compared them to ones found on the internet that were your inspiration. Fun post!
ReplyDeleteI think your completely right about how the internet inspired so many of us in many different ways. I wish i had your type of talent when it comes to art, I think it would be awesome to be able to paint and create images of my own, and not have them come out looking like a 1st grader drew them. Your right when you say the internet gives us so much information that we would never be able to get without it.
ReplyDeleteThings on the internet do inspire us in many ways, but I think that personal experiences that don't occur online are even more inspirational.
ReplyDeleteWhere is the line drawn in regards to plagiarism online? I've always wondered. I've seen many cases in which an artist has posted their artwork online and someone "tweaks" their design for profit - leaving the original artist shafted.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was neat that you weighed the option of pulling artistic inspiration from previous sources. I feel like art has advanced so much in the past couple decades due to increased accessibility with the internet. We as a society have been able to expose ourselves to a larger range of data compared to before the expanded use of the world wide web.
ReplyDeleteWhat criteria might be used to differentiate between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" online? Do you think that "inspiration" involves more effort on the part of the creator (of the derivative work) than plagiarism? Or, is some other criterion involved?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I'd like to say what you did with your shoes was pretty cool. Also, I agree that there is a line between plagiarism and inspiration, and we cleary walk said line each time we create "something new."
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