I was most excited about this project than any of the previous because I have always enjoyed art and the numerous ways to look at one piece of art and determine so many different aspects that you never would have thought of previously. My first experiment consists of Google images I found and composed in the form of a collage. The main portrayal is a man who is writing who symbolizes the universal being. Over his right shoulder is a picture of God looking down angrily. This symbolizes the disapproval of what seems to be a higher being because what he is writing (which is his creativity) could be against the law in forms of copyrights. Straight in front of him are all the positives that have come from the creativity and advancements in technology, society, and creativity, all of which could not have been done if there were strong boarders against doing so. Preceding this completion, I would have thought the second experience would be easier. This experiment came more easily to me though, I think for a large reason due to the unlimited amount of resources I could use. Because I was able to use the entire internet, I felt that I can take all the pictures I intended to and create this collage that helps present my view of authorship and copyright. My goal was to show that although a higher being or authority may look down on someone who is displaying creativity, the major advancements have all come from an advancement of another, and from that, springs creativity. I wanted to show the more positive side of authorship and believe this experiment was more argumentative in doing that.
My second experiment contains pictures found from the Creative Commons along with my own personal drawings. I took a more simplistic view in this second piece that takes deeper thinking to find the meaning. The 2 top pictures are meant to symbolize two distinct climates and because of the extremes of their temperatures nature in particular has difficulty surviving and flourishing. The two climates are meant to symbolize the strict copyright laws that seem to prevent, rather than increase creativity and advancements. From these 2 climates is a picture of a flower that arises from them. The flower overpowers the two though, and brings forth a man holding the world in the palm of his hand. The picture next to him shows that world with a lock inside of it, symbolizing how our own world seems locked down with what we can do with it because of laws. The last picture is the world with the lock released. It is at this point, that that symbolic flower in the middle can survive, regardless of the law. In the end, the world is ours ultimately ours. I also attempted to show with this experiment the positive side of authorship that, once again, will not be disrupted by copyrights and the law.
This project helped strengthen my thoughts about how authorship sparks creativity and advancements, and that by limiting that from our society, fear will flourish in place of the good that comes from all this. By displaying my thoughts visually I think that I personally captured a better understanding of the good from authorship and the detriments copyrights bring forth.
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Wow, yours is so much better than mine! I can tell that you're into art because it is so creative and done so well. I had no idea how to work photoshop, lol. You really did a good job!
You mention that you took a more simplistic route in your second piece, resulting in the need for more thinking to interpret the argument. Which piece do you therefore feel is more creative, or perhaps stirs more creative juices in the viewer? I would argue that it's the second one, and that may say something about the current state of copyright as far as expression/inspiration goes.
Perhaps we will see more flowers flourishing in response to tighter, more oppressive, copyright laws. :)
I think it's really cool that you used some of your own artwork in your project. I honestly didn't think of that. I wonder how you feel about copywriting your own work? You did such a good job!
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