Talk:Appropriation (art)

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To begin a discussion of "Appropriation (art)," let me first suggest that we remove speculative information regarding Marcel Duchamp's appropriated urinal. Someone has written that "recent research has revealed the apparent urinal as non-standard, and even as non-functional: Duchamp allegedly custom-designed it along with his other supposed readymades." This is pure conjecture without a citation or source and should be removed from the article.

Mcameronboyd 03:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have some problems with this article stretching the use of this word "appropriation" a bit. i am not an expert or scholar, (which is why i came to the talk page rather than editing the article), but i can see myself that there are almost no citations in the History section. Frankly i do not believe the author(s) represent authorities when they say that 'some would say leonardo da vinci appropriated biology or trees etc.'. i do not believe that anyone with authority would refer to observational or representational drawing (such as leonardo's) in general as "appropriation". it is my understanding that appropriation in art specifically refers to the recycling of other people's visual compositions in new art works. at any rate citations would make this more convincing.

I have taken a few art classes in college and one thing I remember is Marcel Duchamp's Mona Lisa (L.H.O.O.Q.) is considered "Dada" above all else. It would be fitting to move the Duchamp piece to that section.

As a side-note, the term L.H.O.O.Q. when said in French, makes the viewer/reader contribe to the debasement of art, something the Dada artist wanted. In French, the term L.H.O.O.Q when said aloud (like Lo-oak) means "hot ass." (KingYaba 05:17, 3 May 2007 (UTC))[reply]

I'm going to remove Majid Farahani from the list of "Appropriation Artists", mostly because he couldn't be bothered to keep things alphabetical. I also recommend the image of his work be replaced on the page with that of an established artist. He's not had any exhibitions, gallery shows, etc. [1] Oh yes, I'm also going to turn "Appropriation Artists" into "Artists using Appropriation" Pedter (talk) 13:50, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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2/17/09

This posting is incorrect on many levels. The Oxford English Dictionary Online defines "appropriation" in relation to art as "The practice or technique of reworking the images or styles contained in earlier works of art, esp. (in later use) in order to provoke critical re-evaluation of well-known pieces by presenting them in new contexts, or to challenge notions of individual creativity or authenticity in art." Second Edition 1989, (Draft Addition 2001). OED site visited 2/17/09

Where are the citations and sources of this posting? Most of it is wrong--just out and out wrong. Arthistorian16 (talk) 16:21, 18 February 2009 (UTC)arthistorian16[reply]

So -- rewrite it. Bus stop (talk) 16:35, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update - Appropriation art and copyrights

There have been many new cases lately of issues with artists appropriating imagery and running into trouble with copyright. I am going to update the 'Appropriation art and copyrights' section. Wgomoll (talk) 17:17, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Update - Appropriation art and history

The history entry needs to be rewritten and backed by references. I will tackle the paragraph devoted to Marcel Duchamp's readymades. I will include complete dates related to the development of the readymade, expand on the significance of Fountain and include references. Undene (talk) 23:24, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think the stuff added about Duchamp is really good and fits well in the section. My only suggestion is maybe someone should break up the history into sub categories so its a little easier on the eye. Aebcoreno (talk) 18:32, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How should the subsections be titled? By year or predominant artist? Undene (talk) 18:54, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand. The extremely expansive definition of the term, appropriation, contained in this article is not supported either by common usage or by any historical or critical texts with which I am familiar. I'm sure few would trace its history back further than Duchamp, and to suggest a connection with the polymath activities of Leonardo is only confusing the issue. The article needs to be thoroughly re-researched and rewritten. Orapronobis (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]