The "Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery" thread - General Tiki

FM fez monkey Tiki Socialite San Francisco Bay Area Joined: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 205	FM fez monkey Posted posted on Sun, Aug 26, 2012 11:16 AM Throughout history, its long been established that one artist's work often becomes inspiration for another's. Sometimes though, it's just a shameless copy. Is that bad? When it takes money out of the originator's pocket, I say yes. Many tiki artists are pretty good at acknowledging their creative sources but some folks out there not so much. I realize this is a topic that could be discussed endlessly and I don't expect anything to be resolved here so I'm not going to try. Anyway, I thought I'd start a thread for juxtaposing works contrasted with their original inspiration. fez monkey

Throughout history, its long been established that one artist's work often becomes inspiration for another's. Sometimes though, it's just a shameless copy. Is that bad? When it takes money out of the originator's pocket, I say yes. Many tiki artists are pretty good at acknowledging their creative sources but some folks out there not so much. I realize this is a topic that could be discussed endlessly and I don't expect anything to be resolved here so I'm not going to try.

Anyway, I thought I'd start a thread for juxtaposing works contrasted with their original inspiration.

fez monkey

Post #649625 by fez monkey on Sun, Aug 26, 2012 11:16 AM