Miriam Schapiro

This is interesting collage/design art

http://www.umich.edu/~hartspc/umsdp/HN/HN062.html

Speaking of...

Given the recent discussion of the use of images in inspiration for (and, in some cases, direct use in) an artist's work, I did a Shepard Fairey search and came across this article. Opinions?

reply on "material reference"

Yes the use of others work directly, (copies)is an issue but with technologies being the way they are today it's hard to call a work your own these days. I also think that using any image on the internet of anyone you find is usable to who ever to make money or art. It's a strange thing. But as far as burrowing certain compositions and imagery in your own work is ok. You just need to be able to explain why you used it and what significance it has in your work. Just know what your doing and it should be okay? That's my guess. There is also another issue that has come up for me. I make art and then I find others used that imagery in their work after the fact. Like my ears...hello they are just like Matthew Barney. It's good though because then you see why they used it and a yet another path of investigation comes up.

Reference Materials

I am curious what everyone's opinion on reference materials is. I am specifically talking about the use of other peoples images within art work. We have such a vast array of information at our disposal with the internet and books, it's a simple thing to say "I want to use this photo as a starting point for this portion of a painting." In my mind, this can be both a useful thing and a crutch if we come to depend on it too much. Then there is also the unauthorized use of other peoples images, copy written and non. Where do you draw the line? Do you ask permission? Do you simple make sure that you change the image enough (what is the percentage it has to change, 50% . . .70% . . .), and is a simple change in format enough (from photo to expressive painting?), or does it have to go beyond that? This is a really complex/controversial question and I would love to know what everyone thinks.

This has certainly been on my mind with the Shepard Fairey case, which I hope he wins. But I do think that he should have credited the free-lance photographer that took the photo (I couldn't care less about the Associated press). Thanks for your opinions . . .

Furturist talk etc.

The following is an invite I recied from the FAU libraries book art collection. They sometimes have artists come in and talk about their work or certain movements. It may be something good to go and see.



FUTURIST ITALY: Women, Speed and the Irony of War
with Lucia Re
(Please note this is an RSVP event!)
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Jaffe Book Arts Gallery

February 20, 1909 saw the first publication of Italian poet F.T.
Marinetti's "Futurist Manifesto." Luckily, the libraries and museums
are still standing (the Futurists advocated destroying them all),
and, oddly enough, their work is collected in places like the Jaffe
Center for Book Arts, where we have a fascination with Futurist
typography and book design.

And now, to celebrate this 100th anniversary, JCBA is joining forces
with FAU's Program in Italian Studies for an evening celebration of
Futurist poetry and the Sixteenth Annual Connie DeMarco Distinguished
Lecture in Italian Studies: Lucia Re, professor of Italian &
Comparative Literature, UCLA, will present "Futurist Italy: Women,
Speed and the Irony of War."

Professor Re specializes in 19th and 20th Century Italian literature
and culture with emphasis on fin-de-siècle, modernism, and the avant-
garde, and on Italy's history under fascism. Her current research
includes work on the relationship between Futurism, fascism,
colonialism, and feminism.

Students from the Italian Studies program will be reading some
Futurist poetry (entertaining stuff, even if you don't understand
Italian) and JCBA's John Cutrone will read an intriguing recipe or
two from F.T. Marinetti's 1932 "Futurist Cookbook." There will also
be a small reception in the JCBA Lobby and we'll put together a mini-
exhibition of items from FAU Libraries' Rosa Trillo Clough Archive of
Italian Futurism as we celebrate 100 years of Italian Futurism.

Please note that this is an RSVP event... to attend, RSVP to John
Cutrone at jcutrone@fau.edu or (561) 297-0455.



John Cutrone
Programs Coordinator
The Arthur & Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Florida Atlantic University Wimberly Library
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
http://www.jaffecollection.org

Interesting Quote . . .

". . . University art programs do serve some useful purpose. Admittedly not a large purpose. And generally not their stated purpose. But some purpose. Now that may not exactly be a ringing endorsement, but remember, we're talking here about a field whose prominent graduates describe themselves as survivors of their formal education." 

-Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils(and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on this . . .

Science/Art

http://seedmagazine.com/news/2008/01/the_future_of_scienceis_art.php

Interesting article about science's dependence on art... I stumbled upon it when I was doing some research. Very cool stuff!