Post #81920 by Polynesiac on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 4:22 PM

I think you could also talk about "ethics". At what point do influences turn into copying a particular style?
If it's simply being influenced by (and Bwana is right - we were all influenced somewhere) another artist, tweaking it and making your own that, that's not copying - even if you can trace the influences.
Copying is another story altogether, that I think every artist goes through at one stage (be it elementary school or when you first start out creating art). It's what the artist does with those works that causes issues.
I have carved several pieces that are in the "shag" style. I love his work and admire him as an artist. These pieces adorn my tiki kitchen and are for PERSONAL USE ONLY. If I were to try and sell them - I would send Shag's people an email with pictures and get their permission.
That is respect for an artist's integrity and the ethics involved with making money and using other peoples creations to acheive those ends.
Was this off topic?

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[ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-03-20 16:36 ]