Final Project

For my final project that was concentrating on appropriation, I decided to do something very simple and recognizable. I took 90's cartoon characters and graphically reduced them in illustrator and then applied an Andy Warhol pop-art style to them. I think the Andy Warhol style is very recognizable and as are the cartoon characters I used. By appropriating both the style and the subject, I gave the viewer 2 different levels to connect on. I think my piece is within fair use rights because I'm not claiming to have illustrated the characters as my own, and I am not stating that my pop-art style is something that I came up with. I am giving credit to the original creators. My style of pop art is obviously not identical to that of Warhol's but it is highly suggestive of it.

girl talk

The Girl Talk movie was very interesting. I thuroughly enjoyed watching it and would definitely recommend it to my friends. I learned so much about how copyright and fair-use laws are used/violated. I learned that the Girl Talk DJ is a biologist as a day job and is only a DJ for pleasure purposes. I think the fact that anybody would try to sue him for his music is ridiculous. He's not making money off of his shows and his albums are free to download. The artists that are used in his pieces should be flattered that their songs are being used to create such enjoyment. And not to mention, a lot of the artists he uses are getting great exposure without having to pay for it! Overall the movie made me more conscious as to what is far-use/appropriation and what is STEALING!