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H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Mon, Sep 16, 2002 1:33 PM On 2002-09-16 07:54, TheMuggler wrote: The other people painted copies of Shag paintings and put them up for sale. Those other "artists" were copying not just style, but content, composition, and in some cases even colors (albeit rather ineptly). There IS a difference. Mike, I'm not understanding this... Photocopying a Shag print and framing it is okay, but painting a new painting "in the style of" Shag is not? I'm not quite sure what you're saying..... The Shag-alikes I've seen have been very similar in composition but there were new elements in them. Just curious, ~Hanford

On 2002-09-16 07:54, TheMuggler wrote:
The other people painted copies of Shag paintings and put them up for sale. Those other "artists" were copying not just style, but content, composition, and in some cases even colors (albeit rather ineptly). There IS a difference.

Mike, I'm not understanding this... Photocopying a Shag print and framing it is okay, but painting a new painting "in the style of" Shag is not? I'm not quite sure what you're saying.....

The Shag-alikes I've seen have been very similar in composition but there were new elements in them.

Just curious,

~Hanford

Post #8411 by hanford_lemoore on Mon, Sep 16, 2002 1:33 PM