Creating Conceptual Art
Creating Conceptual Art
Inea B. West
ARTS/230
June 1, 2015
Jamie Welch
Creating Conceptual Art
Many artist have used the past work of other artist as inspiration for new art. Eduard Manet’s Olympia was the inspiration for Yasumasu Morimura’s portrait Twins. Eduard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe was inspired by of Marcantonio Raimondi’s The Judgment of Paris. The motivation behind paraphrasing other artists’ work varies. The artist could be making a religious, social or political statement. Maybe the artist has a competitive nature and feel as though they can make the art better by improving on flaws. Some artists want to make a mockery out of the original painting that they are imitating. Another theory is, the same way writers’ get writer’s block, visual artists can also find themselves needing the inspiration to base their art off of. There could be a million reasons behind this choice. Making a statement seems like the most creative reason behind this choice. Regardless of the artists’ reason and motivation for recreating their own interpretation of a specific artwork, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
When researching art that was created between 1870 and 1930, I came across the Irish artist Surah Purser’s 1885 painting, A Visitor. The painting is of what appears to be woman of a higher social class, beautifully dressed in a Victorian dress and hat. She is sitting on a sofa with a fan in her left gloved hand, the other glove on her lap under her right hand and her closed umbrella next to her. There are also other small details such as the ring on her right ring finger, the ring on her left gloved middle finger, the buttons on her boots and the piece of furniture holding a candle and a flower. If I had to guess, I would guess that the season is probably fall. The gloves, hat and umbrella give the indication of what the climate was. Created during the impressionism movement and painted with oil on canvas, the painting itself is rich yet as
Inea B. West
ARTS/230
June 1, 2015
Jamie Welch
Creating Conceptual Art
Many artist have used the past work of other artist as inspiration for new art. Eduard Manet’s Olympia was the inspiration for Yasumasu Morimura’s portrait Twins. Eduard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe was inspired by of Marcantonio Raimondi’s The Judgment of Paris. The motivation behind paraphrasing other artists’ work varies. The artist could be making a religious, social or political statement. Maybe the artist has a competitive nature and feel as though they can make the art better by improving on flaws. Some artists want to make a mockery out of the original painting that they are imitating. Another theory is, the same way writers’ get writer’s block, visual artists can also find themselves needing the inspiration to base their art off of. There could be a million reasons behind this choice. Making a statement seems like the most creative reason behind this choice. Regardless of the artists’ reason and motivation for recreating their own interpretation of a specific artwork, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
When researching art that was created between 1870 and 1930, I came across the Irish artist Surah Purser’s 1885 painting, A Visitor. The painting is of what appears to be woman of a higher social class, beautifully dressed in a Victorian dress and hat. She is sitting on a sofa with a fan in her left gloved hand, the other glove on her lap under her right hand and her closed umbrella next to her. There are also other small details such as the ring on her right ring finger, the ring on her left gloved middle finger, the buttons on her boots and the piece of furniture holding a candle and a flower. If I had to guess, I would guess that the season is probably fall. The gloves, hat and umbrella give the indication of what the climate was. Created during the impressionism movement and painted with oil on canvas, the painting itself is rich yet as