A question of slavishly following a model
John said: "In art school a typical assignment is to copy a masters work." In MY art school, we frown upon the "artist model" idea, and have to actively dissuade our students from following this path, ingrained into them at high school. However, we do encourage wide-ranging and eclectic research into the work of other artists........quite a different thing :) Kate -----Original Message----- From: John Cremati [mailto:johnjohnc@core.com] Sent: 07 March 2007 17:11 To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: A question of using other peoples' photos In art school a typical assignment is to copy a masters work. They even offer classes as such where the instructor goes to a museum with you and you are graded on the reproduction.........I personally taught my self glass engraving attempting to copy a noted artists work for learning purposes..... I feel there is no greater learning tool..... Eventually once techniques are conquered you can go onto devoping a style of your own with original works to follow........ Then people will be copying what you do.... I think it one thing if you borrow ideas and techniques to teach yourself and another if you profess it to be your own original work with the plan on profiting from it..... The difference is huge. It has been said each generation of artists is just the previous generations art work with a few new twists.... Many photographers and graphic artists I have known keep a large " Morgue file" or a body of ideas in which they can draw on for inspiration and ideas with the hopes of creating their own in a similar fashion with the idea of putting their own spin on it . jc -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/712 - Release Date: 06/03/2007 15:42 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/712 - Release Date: 06/03/2007 15:42
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