罗伊·利希滕斯坦和挪用的艺术
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Along with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein created the Pop Art movement of the 1960’s, and today his comic-based paintings can fetch more than $150 million. But critics call this world-renowned artist a plagiarist. Few of those who admire Lichtenstein realize the artist directly appropriated his images from the work of comic artists, whose original work went uncompensated and lar... (展开全部)
Along with Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein created the Pop Art movement of the 1960’s, and today his comic-based paintings can fetch more than $150 million. But critics call this world-renowned artist a plagiarist. Few of those who admire Lichtenstein realize the artist directly appropriated his images from the work of comic artists, whose original work went uncompensated and largely unrecognized.
WHAAM! BLAM! (named after two of Lichtenstein’s most famous paintings) focuses upon two of the last living comic artists whose work was appropriated by Lichtenstein. While Lichtenstein’s copies of their artwork reside in the world’s greatest art galleries and sell for many millions of dollars, these comic artists have led relatively unrecognized and austere lives ... and they are not happy. They believe that Lichtenstein stole their work. This documentary examines the ethical, legal, and emotional aspects of artistic appropriation, and asks the question: when does inspiration cross the line into plagiarism? This film will not only be of interest to those who enjoy comic art or fine art, but it also presents a timely, intriguing story for a wider audience about the exploitation of the less privileged by more affluent, powerful forces.