See Art, Steal Art?
ATTORNEYSCOTT COMMENTARY:
Below we have a situation where a painter appears to have appropriated the work of a photographer to create his "own" version of the photographed content. For photographs, the angle, the composition, the lighting, and the other creative elements captured on film are subject to protection. Has the painter taken these things from the photographer?
And remember, folks, you cannot take the creative expression of a work by transferring it to another medium.
- Scott A. Burroughs, Esq. ( [email protected] )
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Dear YTWWN:
Quoted from the artist "STUNTKID'S" FB page
"Walking around Art Basel, this weekend I came across a few pieces in the Scope show that looked pretty familiar. There was a sampling of 3 pieces presented by the Robert Fontaine Gallery all by the same artist. I recognized my photography in two of them and the third was a copy of my good friend Marie Killen’s photo. When i got home a quick google search reveled that nearly his entire body of work was comprised of other peoples photography. No credits were given, though that wouldn’t have put the artist in the clear. Josafat Miranda hadn’t bothered to change the composition or content in any appreciable way, even though that too would not have put him in the clear.
For me, photography was a hobby, something i did for fun. But it was art. These weren’t candids, they were carefully composed, edited photos. The model traveled, did her makeup and helped style the shoot. Put simply, it was a collaborative artistic endeavor by me and the model Tracy P
Marie Killen is a wildly talented photographer living in North Carolina. Photography is her passion and craft and she does it extremely well. In my opinion she’s one of the best photographers in her genre. Her shoots require far more work and planning than mine ever did. She’s developed, through hard work and practice, a recognizable style.
What Josafat Miranda has done here reveals a total disrespect for photography as an art form. He’s quickly and with very little creative altercation, harvesting the yield of someone else’s hard work. What makes a painting strong, isn’t just the brush strokes and the rendering method, more, much more, than that is the composition, the subject matter and the hundreds of creative decisions that go into making an original piece of art."
Josafat Miranda
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josafat-Miranda-Studio/152757964766167
Marie Killen:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Killen-Photography/107005579349771
Is this plagarism? you be the judge! the discussion started here
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152349056570232
December 14th, 2012 - 07:37
makes me want to vomit. once again…
no respect for the photographers. as G.Cazillo says “I don’t take pictures – I create photographs.” – did he copyright that slogan?
December 18th, 2012 - 02:55
Appalling appropriation/thievery ! Polka dots and a slightly changed palette do not excuse this.
February 12th, 2013 - 10:12
what a theiving scumbag. the photos are better too. prick
February 22nd, 2013 - 20:38
A MOCKERY HAS BEEN COMMITTED A GREAT BIG DEAL OF SHAME FOR THAT THEIF INDEED.OHWELL NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE UNLESS HE IS CONFRONTED ABOUT IT IN PERSON.
March 22nd, 2013 - 13:56
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON’T SOMEBODY PLEASE UPDATE THIS PAGE??!!!!!!!!!!!
March 25th, 2013 - 22:10
yeah, why hasn’t this page been updated?