ITAP; week 3, Principle 1 - Notions of Originality

Principle 1 Notions of Originality

 

Originality appears to be no longer existent, and the notions of it are more appropriate to be classified as the authenticity of the concept of the imagery, which has been formed through manipulation of some one else’s original idea.
   Works of art are now often worked around developing a new concept, and context of an old art form. Developing and regenerating old ideas, thoroughly regurgitating the old art form to exhaust the key elements of its design, and purpose, therefore creates something that can be seen as "original", and innovative by viewers who are unaware of where the formal idea has been generated, and stolen from.
   Picasso once quoted - "great minds steal", this is an indication that it should not be a concealed fact, it is an obvious truth that should be celebrated, because of how invaluable this authenticity is, considering the known fact that originality that artists aspire for, is non existent.

Referring to the quotation in which Picasso had previously stated, here is a prime example of acknowledgement that "great minds steal".

 

          Las Meninas - 1656 - Diego de Silva Velazquez                  Las Meninas - 1957 - Pablo Picasso

The original image which was created by the artisan Diego de Silva Velazquez, who later come to influence the work of Pablo Picasso. Picasso “stole” this idea to recreate a more abstract form of the original piece, changing the context of the piece to fit the purpose and meaning he wanted to portray to his audience. Picasso had created a more pastiche piece, creating an authentic art form generated from the ideas and influence of the artisan.
   By reshaping and reworking the previous ideas, Picasso has therefore created a more personalised piece which shows clear relation and influence from the original piece to create these new intentions for authenticity, adapting the content by manipulation of the previous piece making it more signature to his stylisation.
   However, despite him reincarnating the piece as such, Picasso has chosen to embody same principles of the image as the previous artist has, by allowing the title for the piece to remain and through the use of similar design features as in the previous piece, such as the people, their gender and how they are situated within the piece.