Bush paintings copied from wiki photos??

[Lemon Drop]

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

[mattkime]

eh, its a legit way of working.

of at the reasons to dislike the man, this ranks near the bottom.

[beagledave]

Mission Accomplished.

[Ombligo]

mattkime wrote:
eh, its a legit way of working.

No it is not - it is simply plagiarism. (bad plagiarism at that)

[haikuman]

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 *(:>*

[mattkime]

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!

[haikuman]

And to hell with creativeness and originality . . . now you are making sense matt

[mattkime]

looks like a decent discussion of the topic - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...tists.html

[DeusxMac]

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.

[davester]

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).