G9+MYP5+'Stop+Copying+Me'


 * Stop Copying Me - Appropriation in Art**

Key Concept - **Global Interaction** Global Context - **Fairness and development** Related Concept(s) Interpretation / Audience

**In our ever-developing global world, where interactions with diverse audiences are an important part of our lives, standards of fairness can be interpreted in different ways.**
Factual— What legal laws are there regarding copying Art in Brazil? Conceptual— To what extent could an artist copy another’s work and it be fair and acceptable? Debatable—Is it possible to make a truly original work of art? Is copying someone’s work a form of flattery?

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Stop Copying me!! - **Research task and artist exploration in Process Journal** All pages must include printed images, research, media explorations (drawing and painting), analysis of art elements, theme and context for the artist work you are researching.
 * Research task** could take one of two routes (or both). The first one is researching and writing about the legal and ethical issues of appropriating images in a work of art. Or, students can write about an artist who uses appropriation in their work.


 * Four workbook pages minimum.** Two on your chosen artist, Two on your chosen research angle.

Here are some websites to get you started...

@http://arthistory.about.com/b/2009/01/26/good-artists-borrow-great-artists-steal.htm

@http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html

@http://painting.about.com/cs/artistscopyright/f/copyrightfaq11.htm

@http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/richard-prince-copyright-case-appeals-court-appropriation-artist_n_3157852.html

Or, you can write about an artist who uses appropriation in their work. Here is a link with a list of some artists who use appropriation. @https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriation_(art)

Remember - Cite your sources correctly (MLA format) If an artist can’t be found in at least two sources don’t use them. Layout – pictures and text on every page. Make sure your pages are readable.
 * Go in depth – analyze don’t just describe**

Creative Output: //Objective: To make an artwork that appropriates something from another source. (Your chosen artist)//

Your artwork should include something that you appropriate from another your chosen artist. You may use other elements in your work but it must show a clear emphasis on the appropriated source you have chosen. Think about... Changing the Media, Changing the Context, Parody (a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of art)

Examples