A movement forms when: – the work keeps evolving while imitators stay static – the idea expands beyond a single form – viewers begin to reference the thinking, not the image
As Marcel Duchamp showed, once the idea is stronger than the object, imitation loses its power.
“I don’t really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are. For example, if people wish I would sound like I used to sound, then it says more about them than it does me.”
“Then you can choose to take the high road, consider that imitation is a form of flattery so to speak and decide to not spend too much energy on the issue. Publicize your art as much as you can and make it sure serious buyers and art galleries know that your style is genuinely yours. Copycats usually get tired after a while: after all there is not much personal satisfaction in copying and they will often go from copying one artist to copying another. What they are copying is also something you did in the past, and because you are the creative force behind the art that is being copied, you often moved on to the next step in your art journey being always one step ahead. You own the creative tools, they are just replicating an end product.”
“What a funny thing painting is. The abstract painters always insist on their connection with the visible reality, while the so called figurative artists insist that what they really care about, is the abstract qualities of life.”
Marlene Dumas (b. 1953) The White Disease signed, titled and dated ‘The White disease Marlene Dumas 1985’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 51 3/8 x 43½ in. (130.5 x 110.5 cm.) Painted in 1985. Price realised USD 998,500
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