Comments on: Those WERE the Droids I Was Looking For http://denverartsociety.org/seanmcgowan/those-were-the-droids-i-was-looking-for We are independent artist giving back to the next generation. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:07:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean McGowan http://denverartsociety.org/seanmcgowan/those-were-the-droids-i-was-looking-for/comment-page-1#comment-56 Sean McGowan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:20:11 +0000 http://denverartsociety.com/?p=1276#comment-56 Yes you're exactly right. To bolster your point further, Evan, your link is also not the original source of the meme. I'm unsure if changing the media is not enough to take art to market. For example, one of my friends carves others' Tweets into stone and sells them. Do you think that he ought to come up with his own idea too? Charley Woolridge casts others' graffiti signs into iron. Is this not original? Isn't an internet meme public property? Isn't it fair to stand on the shoulders of giants? Anyway it's well known that I donate the proceeds so _I_ wouldn't profit from it, either. I see no better way to use a public domain internet meme than getting it onto someone's walls as fine art (in fact, onto as many walls as possible) and sharing the profits with the artists who made it possible. Thoughts? Yes you’re exactly right. To bolster your point further, Evan, your link is also not the original source of the meme.

I’m unsure if changing the media is not enough to take art to market. For example, one of my friends carves others’ Tweets into stone and sells them. Do you think that he ought to come up with his own idea too? Charley Woolridge casts others’ graffiti signs into iron. Is this not original?

Isn’t an internet meme public property? Isn’t it fair to stand on the shoulders of giants?

Anyway it’s well known that I donate the proceeds so _I_ wouldn’t profit from it, either. I see no better way to use a public domain internet meme than getting it onto someone’s walls as fine art (in fact, onto as many walls as possible) and sharing the profits with the artists who made it possible.

Thoughts?

]]> By: Evan http://denverartsociety.org/seanmcgowan/those-were-the-droids-i-was-looking-for/comment-page-1#comment-52 Evan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:45:08 +0000 http://denverartsociety.com/?p=1276#comment-52 Obviously just a live trace of this: http://verydemotivational.com/2009/11/23/hindsight-is-2020-once-the-mind-trick-wears-off/ ^november 23 You're essentially making just making a print of an internet meme. Probably ought to come up with your own ideas when you're taking art to market. Obviously just a live trace of this:
http://verydemotivational.com/2009/11/23/hindsight-is-2020-once-the-mind-trick-wears-off/

^november 23

You’re essentially making just making a print of an internet meme. Probably ought to come up with your own ideas when you’re taking art to market.

]]> By: greg http://denverartsociety.org/seanmcgowan/those-were-the-droids-i-was-looking-for/comment-page-1#comment-51 greg Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:31:39 +0000 http://denverartsociety.com/?p=1276#comment-51 that is hilarious... that is hilarious…

]]> By: Paul McGowan http://denverartsociety.org/seanmcgowan/those-were-the-droids-i-was-looking-for/comment-page-1#comment-43 Paul McGowan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:10:01 +0000 http://denverartsociety.com/?p=1276#comment-43 Wow. I love this! Consider it sold. Wow. I love this! Consider it sold.

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