Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. . .
Part One
How are stealing and copying different?
At the beginning of the unit, I said that the difference between copying and stealing is whether or not you give credit to the original author. (If you were stealing, you wouldn't be giving credit to the original author/artist)
However, now that I have completed this project, I feel like my answer has changed a little. When I made the prints of Winnie the Pooh I didn't give credit to an original source because I found the picture I used on Google images. However, I don't think I stole it because, first of all, I never claimed it was mine, and second, I altered the original photo enough that it still resembles the bear that everyone loves, yet I put my own twist on it by changing the colors and making prints to make it a piece of pop art.
Part Two
Describe your character remix project. Include a photo.
For my character remix project, I knew I wanted to do something Disney-related, but the question was, what? I looked on Pinterest for inspiration and saw that some people had changed the outfits on the Disney princesses to make them more modern. I wanted to do the same thing, but make up my own modern outfits. I used Pocahontas and Belle (my two favorites) to do the remixes on. I simply traced the original photos and then added in my own clothes. I think they turned out pretty well.
Part Three
Describe your final project. What is the merit of this artwork?
For my final project, I took an image of Winnie the Pooh and made four prints in the style of pop-art. I traced the image and then carved it into the linoleum block, then I slowly carved out the parts that I wanted to make different colors. The bright colors I used resemble pop-art kind of like Andy Warhol's style.
This artwork has merit because I could've just traced the picture and been done with the project. But I made it my own by taking two separate ideas that you normally wouldn't think go together (Disney and Andy Warhol pop-art) and put them together to make my final project my own.
How are stealing and copying different?
At the beginning of the unit, I said that the difference between copying and stealing is whether or not you give credit to the original author. (If you were stealing, you wouldn't be giving credit to the original author/artist)
However, now that I have completed this project, I feel like my answer has changed a little. When I made the prints of Winnie the Pooh I didn't give credit to an original source because I found the picture I used on Google images. However, I don't think I stole it because, first of all, I never claimed it was mine, and second, I altered the original photo enough that it still resembles the bear that everyone loves, yet I put my own twist on it by changing the colors and making prints to make it a piece of pop art.
Part Two
Describe your character remix project. Include a photo.
For my character remix project, I knew I wanted to do something Disney-related, but the question was, what? I looked on Pinterest for inspiration and saw that some people had changed the outfits on the Disney princesses to make them more modern. I wanted to do the same thing, but make up my own modern outfits. I used Pocahontas and Belle (my two favorites) to do the remixes on. I simply traced the original photos and then added in my own clothes. I think they turned out pretty well.
Part Three
Describe your final project. What is the merit of this artwork?
For my final project, I took an image of Winnie the Pooh and made four prints in the style of pop-art. I traced the image and then carved it into the linoleum block, then I slowly carved out the parts that I wanted to make different colors. The bright colors I used resemble pop-art kind of like Andy Warhol's style.
This artwork has merit because I could've just traced the picture and been done with the project. But I made it my own by taking two separate ideas that you normally wouldn't think go together (Disney and Andy Warhol pop-art) and put them together to make my final project my own.