Art Responses

The more I look at art the more I think that there is nothing much new to say or do. I believe that the universe is kind of limited visually, and artists keep repeating things over and over again. Compositions, structures, placements, etc. Somehow, we are constrained by the limitations of the universal forces. As an example, I present below 10 pairs of works that are more than just a coincidence. It is likely that some of them are a direct response to an earlier version, and others more coincidental. This is not a new discussion in art. Art schools are now paying closer attention to visual plagiarism. However, I have not been able to actually explore it here. This blog entry is just a simple exercise on a complex matter. Are these pairs of works just coincidences or actual responses?

 1. Most obvious space under a chair

A cast of the space under my chair (1968) by Bruce Nauman

Void under a chair (2007) by Rachel Whiteread

2. Political Sharks

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991) by Damien Hirst

Shark (2005) by David Černý

3. Leaning against the wall

Untitled (1982) by Giovanni Anselmo

Wall (2001) by Adriana Varejão

4. Pulsating polystyrene blocks

Strutturazione Pulsante (1959) by Gianni Colombo

Segnali dal Limite (2013) by Andrej Koruza

5. Conjoined bicycles

Four Bicycles: There is Always One Direction (1994) by Gabriel Orozco

Forever (2003) by Ai Weiwei

6. Timeless abstraction

Oplontis Floor Mosaic (100BC-AD250)

Suprematism (1915) by Kazimir Malevich

7. Pottery Sex

Sexual scene, Attic red-figured kylix (C. 470 BC) [Getty 86.AE.294]

Pot Based on 20 Year Old Collage (2006) by Grayson Perry

8. Furry cups

Object or Breakfast in Fur (1936) by Méret Oppenheim

Tropical Delight (2000) by Marcelo de Melo

9. Painting poses

The Venus of Urbino (1538) by Titian

Olympia (1865) by Édouard Manet

10. Anthropophagic thoughts

The Thinker (1880-1904) by Auguste Rodin

Abaporu (1929) by Tarsila do Amaral

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Bruce Nauman | Rachel Whiteread | Damien Hirst | David Černý | Giovanni Anselmo | Adriana Varejão | Gianni Colombo | Andrej Koruza | Gabriel Orozco | Ai Weiwei | Oplontis | Kazimir Malevich | Red-figure Pottery | Grayson Perry | Méret Oppenheim | Marcelo de Melo | Titian | Édouard Manet | Auguste Rodin | Tarsila do Amaral

Antropofagia

Visual Plagiarism