// Image Display
// 2010© Processing.org
// http://processing.org/learning/basics/loaddisplayimage.html
// STOLEN BY TIIMO SCHULZE


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// Fairey has referred to what he does as “referencing.” There’s certainly
// plenty of precedent for making reference to older artwork in new ones. How
// does one distinguish between plagiarism and reference?
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// The process of looking back at the past is very accepted in our business
// the difference is when you take something without adding anything to the 
// conversation. We celebrate influence in the arts, we think it’s important 
// and essential. But imitation we have some ambivalence about, especially 
// because it involves property rights. It probably has something to do with 
// the nature of capitalism. We know that in other cultures, Chinese culture 
// for instance, imitation is seen as a tribute, because you wouldn’t bother 
// imitating trivial works. But in those cases the influence is acknowledged 
// and the skill required is obvious.
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// For myself—this is subjective—I find the relationship between Fairey’s work
// and his sources discomforting. Nothing substantial has been added. In my own 
// case, when I did the Dylan poster, I acknowledged using Duchamp’s profile as
// an influence. I think unless you’re modifying it and making it your own, 
// you’re on very tenuous ground. It’s a dangerous example for students, if 
// they see that appropriating people’s work is the path to success. Simply 
// reproducing the work of others robs you of your imagination and form-making 
// abilities. You’re not developing the muscularity you need to invent your 
// own ideas.  
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// One of the things that really bothers me is Fairey’s use (below) of the 
// famous Swiss photo (above) of a woman’s head. There are too many unique 
// observations that the artist made. It’s just too close to the original 
// observations of the photographer. It doesn’t seem clean to me. The distinc-
// tion between these things is ambiguous, but when we look at it we feel, 
// “Something is not right.”
//
// Fairey is riding the line between fine and commercial art. Does that affect 
// how we see his use of other people’s work? 
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// Perhaps so—what’s most important to the graphic arts is communicating 
// clearly, and sometimes that means using the vernacular of the moment. For 
// the fine arts, the most important thing is being personally expressive. 
// There aren’t that many unique voices in the world.
//
// For myself, if any form of art makes you attentive (in the Buddhist sense) 
// is performing the highest purpose that art can achieve.
// 
// Is appropriation of others’ work is more common now?
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// Perhaps but usually designers don’t get as celebrated for doing it. It’s
// awkward to criticize another member of your discipline.  But it’s important
// for students to understand that any idea can be exploited, but not simply 
// reproduced.


PImage a;  // Declare variable "a" of type PImage

void setup() {
  size(640, 500);
  // The file "jelly.jpg" must be in the data folder
  // of the current sketch to load successfully
  a = loadImage("shepard.jpg");  // Load the image into the program  
  noLoop();  // Makes draw() only run once
}

void draw() {
  // Displays the image at its actual size at point (0,0)
  image(a, 0, 0); 
  // Displays the image at point (100, 0) at half of its size
  image(a, 100, 0, a.width/2, a.height/2);
}