Unit 4 Art Appropriation: Lesson: Definition and Kinds

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UNIT 4 ART APPROPRIATION

Lesson: Definition and Kinds

This lesson provides students basic information about art appropriation in order to
broaden their perspective on the issue of plagiarism in art. It also familiarizes them on the
different kinds of appropriation in art.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, the students must have:

1. Defined and explained the kinds of art appropriation;


2. Clarified misconceptions on art appropriation;
3. Determined the kind of appropriation applied in some artworks;
4. Created their own artwork using a type of appropriation.

Warm Up

Give your insight on this: a. Is there plagiarism in art?


b. Copying and plagiarism

In Focus

Appropriation

Appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no


transformation applied to them.

In the visual arts, to appropriate means to properly adopt, borrow or recycle some
aspects (or the entire form) of man-made visual culture.

Other strategies include:

revision approximation
reevaluation supplementation
variation improvisation
interpretation
imitation

To appropriate does not mean stealing or plagiarizing. It is not owning a particular


work but just using the artwork in the artist’s new context.

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Kinds of Appropriation

Object appropriation occurs when the possession of a tangible work of art is


transferred from members of one culture to members of another culture.

Content appropriation occurs when an artist reuses an idea first expressed in the
work of an artist from another culture.

Style appropriation is done when an artist produces works with stylistic elements
which are common with the works of another culture.

Motif appropriation occurs when artists are influenced by the art of a culture other
than their own without creating works in the same style. Basic forms are appropriated.

Subject appropriation occurs when outsiders represent a subject matter that is


intended by insiders to be secret.

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Make an appropriation of a popular artwork highlighting your original concept.
Take a photo of this and arrange it side by side with the original. Please indicate the
following in your appropriation:

 kind of appropriation
 title of the original artwork appropriated
 its artist
 title of your appropriation
 your name as artist

Criteria: Points

Originality 10
Impact of the new concept 10
Choice of artwork (to be appropriated) 5
Layout 5

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Sample

(Your appropriation)
(Original ) Title: (your own title)
Title: Chichester Canal Artist: (your name)
Artist:

Submit your output in word file (docs/pdf).

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Finale

Name _________________________________ Score ___________

Course and Year ________________________

Explain the following:

1. Appropriation is not plagiarism. (10 points)


2. Subject appropriation (5 points)
3. Object appropriation (5 points)
4. Content appropriation (5 points)
5. Style appropriation (5 points)

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