In art, appropriation is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them. [1] The use of appropriation has played a significant role in the history of the arts (literary, visual, musical and performing arts).

2022年2月28日 · Appropriation in art is characterized as a type of “racing halt,” alluding to the acceleration of unpredictable, uncontrollable actions in highly mobilized, dynamic Western societies ruled more by abstracted methods of authority.

2023年9月22日 · Appropriation is a common trope in modern and contemporary art, in which artists reuse pre-existing imagery or objects. Appropriation is an art term that refers to the reworking of pre-existing objects and images to translate them into something new.

Appropriation art raises questions of originality, authenticity and authorship, and belongs to the long modernist tradition of art that questions the nature or definition of art itself.

2019年7月10日 · Appropriation artists deliberately copy images to take possession of them in their art. They are not stealing or plagiarizing, nor are they passing off these images as their very own. This artistic approach does stir up controversy because some people view appropriation as unoriginal or theft.

2014年2月11日 · From Pop Art to The Pictures Generation to hotly contested courtroom battles, these ten artists have been instrumental in the art world’s acceptance of appropriated material (and even direct copying) as legitimate, if controversial, artistic practice.

2023年11月13日 · What is appropriation art? It is an art form practiced by artists who use pre-existing objects or pictures to generate new artworks, with few modifications to the original. The intentional “copying” of an image or object into a new context is often referred to as “re-contextualization”.

Appropriation Art. With the bold intention of repurposing existing and often iconic artistic imagery, those who create appropriation art borrow or copy in order to reframe it and make it their own.