Remixing Google Image Search
Key Words:
Insperation
Creativity
Epiphany
Seeing
Society
I absolutely think that this project should be considered art. It has the aesthetic aspect of art, it is visually stimulating. It also took some time and effort to craft. I think Dissanayake would see the cultural aspect of this art, this is my interpretation of what it means to be an artist. This has been shaped by my culture and more recently by my experiences in this class. This is why I think this could be “Art for Life’s Sake.” This project is really just a combination of other completely finished pieces of art. Conceivably this process could be done again with my piece, transformed, re-imagined, and combined with other pieces of art. This process could even be indefinite with all pieces of art and culture constantly being combined. I think this also can make it “Species centered art.” Our culture and life as humans is seen through our constant re-imagining of things that already are.
Citation:
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad250shuette/files/2010/09/2-dissanayake-1quxhq5.pdf
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There seemed to be a common theme with all of the sources from this week. They all share the conclusion that for creativity to exist in the modern technological world, current copyright laws cannot continue in the way they operate now. This is something that I am very interested in learning more about and what ideas there are to combat abuse and overuse of these laws. There are organizations that are “patent trolls” that exists for the sole purpose of exploiting these laws to make a profit and stifle creativity, there is a clear problem in how the law is written and implemented that needs real solutions. You cannot completely eliminate copyrights; artists should receive fair compensation for the use of their work in commercial settings. However the current system is clearly broken. In the “Remixing Culture” reading the point is made that remixes are content creators being inspired to creativity by the creativity of the ones who they remix. The TED talk pushes this further and talks about the fact that not only do copyright laws stifle the creativity of these remix artists who express our culture in a way that is technically illegal, they create a reality in which the young people of today live their lives against the law and do so knowingly because the laws are unjust. This is a symptom of the sickness of the system which the TED talk names “The Prohibition” in which so many of the activities in which people participate in are technically illegal that they have no choice but to live their lives unlawfully.
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