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Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - Lemon Drop - 04-09-2014
this is hilarious - his 30 oil paintings of world leaders are copies of the photos that are the first to appear in google if you search images of these people.
so much for "special insight" based on his personal relationships with these people
ttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/09/george-bushs-paintings-bear-uncanny-resemblance-to-google-images
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - mattkime - 04-09-2014
eh, its a legit way of working.
of at the reasons to dislike the man, this ranks near the bottom.
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - beagledave - 04-09-2014
Mission Accomplished.
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - Ombligo - 04-09-2014
mattkime wrote:
eh, its a legit way of working.
No it is not - it is simply plagiarism. (bad plagiarism at that)
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - haikuman - 04-09-2014
We live in an imperfect world . . . politicians from both sides of the isle
including Washington State try and screw the pooch when ever they can . . .
Whats new ?
Inquiring slimes want to know *(:>*
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - mattkime - 04-09-2014
Ombligo wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
eh, its a legit way of working.
No it is not - it is simply plagiarism. (bad plagiarism at that)
ug, nope, copying is legit in the art world for a variety of reasons. there are limits on it but they're far more liberal than most people would assume.
the general rule is - do you want to copy something? go ahead!
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - haikuman - 04-09-2014
And to hell with creativeness and originality . . . now you are making sense matt
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - mattkime - 04-09-2014
looks like a decent discussion of the topic - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/26/there-s-nothing-wrong-and-a-lot-that-s-right-about-copying-other-artists.html
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - DeusxMac - 04-09-2014
mattkime wrote:
[quote=Ombligo]
[quote=mattkime]
eh, its a legit way of working.
No it is not - it is simply plagiarism. (bad plagiarism at that)
ug, nope, copying is legit in the art world for a variety of reasons. there are limits on it but they're far more liberal than most people would assume.
the general rule is - do you want to copy something? go ahead!
THIS
In amateur and student painting (and drawing) this is a centuries old practice. Even before photography students would set up their easels in museums and (attempt to) copy a masterwork.
You can encounter this practice in galleries and museums to this day.
The practice can teach a great deal about medium application and technique, proportion, and composition among other skills.
Re: Bush paintings copied from wiki photos?? - davester - 04-09-2014
I thought this would be obvious to everyone without a news article to explain it. I have no problem with it even though I think that Bush is a complete jerk (for other reasons).