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

K Kon-Hemsby Member Andover, England Joined: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 1287	K Kon-Hemsby Posted posted on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 5:29 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. Kon-Hemsby

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.

Kon-Hemsby

Post #652735 by Kon-Hemsby on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 5:29 AM