Copying Another Artists Work Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so it is said. While this might be true, few professional sculptor and painter are flattered when their designs are copied. While being inspired by anothers work is certainly ok, designing jobs that are difficult to tell from someone elses is considered a breach of etiquette in the artist world. While it might be painfully obvious that the copied work is not cut nearly as well as the original, small photos in magazines or online can make it confusing and difficult to detect. It should be mentioned that copying anothers work on practice plates is one thing, and selling someone elses identifying style is another. Few beginners are prepared to draw designs, so they copy the work of those they admire. This helps them learn by working out the sequence and direction of cuts. When its time to graduate from practice plates to real-world artistic( sculpture ) jobs, the artist should be prepared to abandon the copying and lay out his or her own designs. If he or she chooses not to, there are plenty of copyright-free pattern books available. So what is going to be your path? What is the best way to learn. There is no firm answer to that. By all accounts, the artistry out there shows us that there are stunning examples of truly original works in sculpture and painting arts. Is it something to do with learning to draw first, and then thinking about learning to cut. I would not dream of trying to define what the creative process is. I havent a clue. But I sense that it involves an element of risk, the possibility of failure, a measure of courage, standing on thin ice, and feeling at home in the discomfort of that. Furthermore it appears to be something to do with a willingness to be forged on the anvil of life by direct experience. You see, I am already in big trouble here, making the mistake of trying to get a handle on this! I would like to know from the experience of others, how it has been for them in gaining a foothold towards individual artistic expression. For those who had the good fortune to being close to a master, was there a temptation, even just a little, to start becoming a carbon copy, and if so what got them past that and out into orbit?
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 10:58:43 +0000
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