The outline of my essay

The topic of my essay will be based on the idea of appropriation in art; this form of art has been existing for around hundred years, and it has become so widely used today.


I will firstly define the concept of appropriation in art, and explore the history of it.

Appropriation often refers to the use of borrowed elements in the creation of new work. The borrowed elements may include images, forms or styles from art history or from popular culture; it also can be materials and techniques from non-art contexts.
Since the 1980s the term has also referred more specifically to quoting the work of another artist to create a new work. The new work may or may not alter the original.
Appropriated materials were first employed in Picasso and Braque’s collages using chair cane, oil cloths, objects of the real world, in their still-lives, challenging preconceived notions about representation in art work.

Secondly, I would like to apply the art theory into this form of art which has become more popular in recent decades.

Meaning
Sign
Representation

Thirdly, I intend to demonstrate some art pieces and try to explore and interpret the meaning behind it.

· LHOOQ created by Duchamp, reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa with added mustache and goatee.










· ‘Twelve angry woman’ made by British artist Jonathan Monk from an unknown artist.










etc...


Finally, I also would like to discuss the Appropriation art and its copyrights.

The nature of appropriation art, the borrowing of elements for new work, brings up a number of contentious copyright issues.
One debate addresses the extent to which appropriation art has sufficient originality.