Originality
So, What is originality? Being independent with your own ideas. It is also said to be the earliest form of something, which can be then copied from. But there again, Does originality even exist? Iv found that this could be a more relevant question to ask, and have eventually come to the conclusion that maybe in fact… it doesn’t. I have been Looking at some examples of today’s contemporary art, I can see how similar some of the pieces are in comparison to some that were created hundreds of years ago. In some cases I find myself wondering, who was the first person to come up with the ‘original’ idea in the first place, and then I begin to question if whether or not, they themselves have also previously looked at another persons first idea or theory and somehow re-worked or re-contextualised it.
So, What is originality? Being independent with your own ideas. It is also said to be the earliest form of something, which can be then copied from. But there again, Does originality even exist? Iv found that this could be a more relevant question to ask, and have eventually come to the conclusion that maybe in fact… it doesn’t. I have been Looking at some examples of today’s contemporary art, I can see how similar some of the pieces are in comparison to some that were created hundreds of years ago. In some cases I find myself wondering, who was the first person to come up with the ‘original’ idea in the first place, and then I begin to question if whether or not, they themselves have also previously looked at another persons first idea or theory and somehow re-worked or re-contextualised it.
This has now brought me to discuss another key principle, this being about ideas that have been re-contextualised. Can they still be seen as contemporary?
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| Edouard Manet- Luncheon on the grass 1863 |
This painting was produced in 1863, and to me this is an original idea and concept, well, as far as the term original may go that is. But then below we have a re-contextualised outcome of the theory. This was produced in 1982 and you can automatically see that it has been re-worked in a much more modern approach, the idea is the same but using photography to portray the image, was more relevant and appealing to the audience present at the time of when it was produced. Therefore, can re-contextualised ideas still be contemporary? I am going to say, yes. Although the initial idea may not be original, but the way that Andy Earle has approached it has put a new and almost original identity on the whole concept of Edouard Manet's painting.
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| Andy Earle- Bow Wow Wow 1982 |
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