Richard Prince Copyright Case: Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Appropriation Artist By LARRY NEUMEISTER 04/25/13 07:37 PM ET EDT NEW YORK — Painter and photographer Richard Prince, whose works have sold for millions of dollars, did not violate copyrights with most of the paintings and collages he based on
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This one is pretty graphic and creepy, but it’s about an 18th century French anatomist named Honore Fragonard, cousin of Jean Honore Fragonard. Originally, he was a professor of anatomy at a university, but was expelled six years later as a madman. Honore Fragonard would acquire corpses, sculpt them into
Original Fake is a brand that creates figurine toys and clothes. They often use iconic characters but with a little twist to it. I am not sure if the brand has agreements with Disney or the owners/creators of Charlie Brown characters in order to use the original names of the
When choosing a bathroom stall, maybe I’m the only one but I definitely prefer a stall covered in marker. Tagging gives bathroom artwork a bad rep as “graffiti”. The beauty of the bathroom stall is that no individual artist gets credit for their own work. Instead, it all adds up
I’m currently in a documentary class, and one of the topics we touched on in that class was conflict journalism. This is where a photographer or journalist goes to dangerous areas (often war zones) around the world and tells the stories of the people or events there. One journalist that
“Black face” has a history in American entertainment from the days of slavery and vaudeville. Basically it is the act of someone, who is not of African descent, darkening their face (often for comedic purposes) as a way to portray someone of color. However, it isn’t the only occasion of
Okay the whole movie is posted right here if you want to watch it. It’s half an hour, so if you don’t want to or don’t have time to… I’ll give you the quick rundown about it… so don’t read this next part if you’re planning on watching it….. ***spoiler
David Choe is an artist who is particularly known for a whale that he spray paints on the sides of streets. He made a movie called Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe, and above I have included an unofficial trailer for the movie. The trailer explains that
According to an article published in April, 2013 in The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, Canadians have found a new way to approach graffiti in their major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. Graffiti became a problem in these cities because artists were illegally painting on buildings,
“Fuck Shit Stack” by musician/comedian Reggie Watts is essentially a satire on what rap lyrics have become. What was once a form of poetic expression of hardship has turned into a popular music genre with lyrics most people do not even really listen to. In his song “Fuck Shit Stack”,