So at the end of last week's post, I shared two photos; one photo was Van Gogh's Starry Night, and the other painting was inspired by Starry Night.
Showing a painting last week, I wanted to show another style of art; yes, it looks like a bunch of words and color, but it is print art.
I chose this piece because of the topic of plagiarism versus inspiration in artwork.
I did a little digging on Jim Jarmusch and discovered that he is an independent filmmaker in the United States. He is the creator of Stranger than Paradise, Dead Man (starring Johnny Depp), his most recent film Ghost Dog, along with many others. Studying film in New York in the late 70s, Jarmusch tested new ideas and learned under bright mentor filmmakers (Nicholas Ray and Amos Poe). He played music and joined the artistic movement. All of these experiences that had encountered were building blocks for his film creations.
After reading up on Jarmusch, the words to this art piece had an even greater meaning to devour the influences around you to make your work authentic.
The use of the retro typeface and color scheme reminds me of the indie style. The color scheme of contrasting colors draws the eyes to continue to read. If all the lines were strictly blue, this would create a probable loss of interest and eye appeal to the viewer.
The repetition of the lines also assists in making the viewer read all the way from the top to the bottom of the piece.
All in all, I believe that this piece not only verbally explains plagiarism versus inspiration, but I also think that the "pasted" phrases on the piece bring a sense of copying and pasting to it.
Thoughts?
Very nice opening. The picture does indeed convey the message well. I think it defines the lines between plagiarism and the borrowing of elements.
ReplyDeleteYour work may be built of or like something you admire or find inspiration in. As long as you use it with the best of intentions and state where it came from.
That is how I interpret it, at least.
I love this image. I found it a year or so ago while stumbling and have it saved on my computer. I think you got straight to the heart of what this image is saying and the background information on the speaker makes it even more powerful. Plagiarism versus inspiration is a really important topic and it is interesting to see its ramifications in the world today. If you want to pursue this topic further, you should look up the online documentary "Everything is a Remix". That delves into the topic in some interesting ways.
ReplyDeleteI think the picture you chose to write about is extremely interesting! Obviously the sarcastic tone complements the author's argument...don't know if you think the colors sort of add to that aspect of the piece. I like how he intentionally takes things out of context (such as his final quote) and uses it to support his argument. It's a bit similar to someone's thought process when they do choose to steal someone else's work. Such as when they continually justify (publically or personally) their actions.
ReplyDeleteI love how you connected your previous blog to this one with the common idea of originality. The piece you chose was perfect to suit your overarching message. It's ironic, their message inspired yours, which is your theme in itself. Kinda cool.
ReplyDeleteAwesome quote. Its great point, almost every work of creativity draws inspiration from some else, and to deny access to those would most certainly destroy the creative process as we know it.
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