The idea for this post came to me while I was watching a repeat of Fashion TV late at night while talking to another Zombie online.
I noticed that the "new" styles looked similar to fashions created by the late Coco Chanel. This got me thinking about an old quote attributed to Picasso. More on Picasso's quote later, first let me share with you this video/slideshow I found on Coco Chanel, arguably the mother of modern women's fashion.
said.
Good artists copy, but great artists Steal.
One could go even further and say that all great art is derivative of great art, and that the notion of
originality is an illusion perpetrated by its new context. Remember, the medium is the
message, and therefore the context is the medium.
originality is an illusion perpetrated by its new context. Remember, the medium is the
message, and therefore the context is the medium.
Even in the world of Film, the greats are building on the works of the greats before them.
Watch how obvious Buster Keaton's influence is on Today's greatest physical actor Jackie Chan.
If theft of another's ideas is considered an homage when Jackie Chan borrows a stunt idea from
Keaton or a modern designer borrows from Chanel why is "sampling" so controversial?
Starr's notion that the real problem isn't mashup culture itself but that "digital" sampling lacks the
inherent mistakes and changes that occur when one tries to copy someone elses idea, is an
interesting one, but an all together flawed notion when you look at things like Digital Collage.
interesting one, but an all together flawed notion when you look at things like Digital Collage.
What I love about digital collage art is the way that works of Art can find there way into a modern
piece of equal or greater value while maintaining their original beauty.
Context is everything.
Starr mentions Bloom in his argument. So what exactly did Bloom say?
So I guess sampling is not so evil after all. No art is truly original, we are slaves to our influences
and our environment. The true artist accepts the derivative nature of art itself and creates new
original works for others to derive by controlling the context in which the art is interpreted.
So my new year's resolution this year? Steal!
Steal every good idea I can get my hands on, you should to.
peace,
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1 comment:
Originality is a commodity because it's much more difficult. I think improving on ideas is great. And imitation is the highest form of flattery after all. If you look at the Marc Jacobs "Stam" bag it was a blatant take on the classic Chanel quilted chain handbag. It had a long run as an "it" bag and frankly I think its great looking.
Also, I instantly thought of Quentin Tarantino as well as rock n' roll. Often called thieves- yet this kind of thievery can help bring about genres/ themes into the mainstream. I think where the problem lies, is with people not doing their research or having lazy interests as well as credit not being given where credit is due.
Nice, thought provoking post.
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