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    Art - Inspiration or Plagiarism

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    This document discusses a source related to Shepard Fairey's "Hope" artwork, which was inspired by an Associated Press photo of Barack Obama. It asks the reader to consider whether Fairey plagiarized the photo or was just inspired by it, whether plagiarism is more common in visual arts than sciences, and if this source changes their opinion of Fairey as an artist. The reader is instructed to answer these questions individually after reviewing the source.

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    This document discusses a source related to Shepard Fairey's "Hope" artwork, which was inspired by an Associated Press photo of Barack Obama. It asks the reader to consider whether Fairey plagiarized the photo or was just inspired by it, whether plagiarism is more common in visual arts than sciences, and if this source changes their opinion of Fairey as an artist. The reader is instructed to answer these questions individually after reviewing the source.

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    This document discusses a source related to Shepard Fairey's "Hope" artwork, which was inspired by an Associated Press photo of Barack Obama. It asks the reader to consider whether Fairey plagiarized the photo or was just inspired by it, whether plagiarism is more common in visual arts than sciences, and if this source changes their opinion of Fairey as an artist. The reader is instructed to answer these questions individually after reviewing the source.

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    Art - Inspiration or Plagiarism

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    This document discusses a source related to Shepard Fairey's "Hope" artwork, which was inspired by an Associated Press photo of Barack Obama. It asks the reader to consider whether Fairey plagiarized the photo or was just inspired by it, whether plagiarism is more common in visual arts than sciences, and if this source changes their opinion of Fairey as an artist. The reader is instructed to answer these questions individually after reviewing the source.

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    Make a copy of this doc and upload this to your Learner Portfolio later (I’ll tell you

    when before the end of class).


    We identified some textual features of the 'HOPE' artwork by Shepard Fairey earlier and
    considered Fairey’s intentions in using those features to ‘shape meaning’ (Lang A
    criteria).
    A source (and news story) to add to your interpretation of this Fairey piece
    Click on and read this source related to Fairey’s ‘Hope’ text (controversy surrounding
    it..ownership..plagiarism vs inspiration). Feel free to discuss the below questions with
    people near you too. As or after you read, answer these questions (on your own doc,
    individually) in full sentences. I’ll give you a time limit for this, then upload your
    responses to your LP.
    Press photo on the left, Fairey’s artwork on the right

    Source
     Did Fairey plagiarize or was he just inspired by the photo in your view?
    Fairey artwork was more in the grey area my view. He took the picture as the basis for his artwork and
    improvised the artwork according to his understanding about the situation. He should have asked for
    permission to the photographer out of respect. It is more difficult to make an artwork from the memory.
     
     Is there more potential for this to happen in the arts (especially visual arts including film, music, ads,
    paintings, photography..) vs other areas (like the sciences), or not, and do you think there is a clear
    difference between plagiarism and inspiration..or is it sometimes a ‘grey area’?  Give examples if
    you know any.
    This happens a lot in the arts vs other science because there are times when artist get inspired or just
    plagiarize because the artist feels it is good or it is in the grey area where the artist improvises the
    inspiration or bases. Many times, there is a difference between plagiarism and inspiration but sometimes
    it is more of a grey area.
    In science there is no grey area because there are more facts than any inspiration.

     Does this source – and the news story related to it, how Fairey used a photo as the basis for his
    artwork - change your opinion on Fairey as an artist from what you know of him and his artwork so
    far? Explain your answer.
    No I don’t really think it changes my idea of what Fairey is. He often tries to show what is happening in
    America as a whole, he addresses what is good and what is not and interprets the way he feels will portray
    the most information or idea what he is thinking.
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