ITAP - Notions Of Originality

ITAP - Notions Of Originality 

As they say, nothing is original. The art community especially, to fathom what is original and what is not, people label there mark, tag, trade I.e copyright to prove that there painting or illustration is there very own, wrong, past paintings or illustrations opens up a delegation for or leading up towards another greater artist. this is my theory. Nothing is original, we are influenced by other artists and take a part of there work, reconstruct it for our own satisfaction, not necessarily plagiarism depending on the process used, for example; if I was influenced by one of H.R Giger's paintings for his textured detail and his blue and grey tones to create a character illustration, I personally would take that element then reconstruct the fundamental aspects for my own style. Simply copying his work then stating it as your own is Plagiarism, creating a similar scenario using different materials and ending up with a similar outcome with your own thought process behind it is not plagiarism but more of a tribute, the thought process for an artist is probably the only original form that stands between them and the concept.