OUGD505: Brief 1- Task 1: Appropriation & Subversion

The session on the whole looked at how work can be 'remade' or 'appropriated' to be something and plays with the idea of what an 'original' actually is or if this is real. This links to what I have been looking at in my Context of practise essay based on print and the idea that traditional prints are originals because they are slightly different. 

We looked at this Marilyn example amongst others:

(Left) Warhol ('Original') (Right) Richard Pettibone 

Warhol's work isn't actually an original image- he took them from books/photographers and made them into his own. So therefore even though Warhol's is seen as the original, it isn't in fact a true original as it was from a photograph. The Image on the right should also been seen in this view as it a development from  Warhol's image- similar but different therefore could also be considered an original. 

Fanzines were incredibly popular and the methods of photocopying and using text from material already printing is still used as it can be a cheap way of creating artwork with a certain aesthetic. It was quite popular within Punk subculture and rock music. In the task we used the limitations of this method and created our own artwork which was a short task and under a smaller time frame. I linked this task to the current module which I am researching autism. From my own primary research I found quotes of what others have said to me in response to a series of personal questions. One person which told me about how he used art to help with his meltdowns when he is non verbal. It was also suggested to me that it can be very difficult to concentrate as outside stimulus can be engaging rather than socially communicating so therefore that is why I used large amounts of copy in the background to represent the 'background noise'. 

My response to the task:

I also sent this image to the people who took the time to message/email me back in the previous post of questions. I found that it is easier to email to ask questions which are so personal rather than ask in person as people with autism can sometimes find this quite awkward or are unsure about the situation which is definitely something to learn from.