The Education of Simon Jones in the difference between art and Art (and the gaps in-between) by John Coombes.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

ART IMITATES ART

One way to become an artist is to copy other artists. Apprentices did this for years by way of learning the trade, and it was no bad thing. But they then went on to create their own stuff. Today it seems it is enough just to copy and present the results as your own.

Photographer Naoto Kawahara



copying Balthus