Brief: Examine using visual examples. How did the artists and designers of the eighties remix ideas and references from preceding generations? Is it a problem that these ideas were not their own? Explore these thoughts and show examples. Post to your blog.
Remix is a creative form of adding, deleting or regenerating the original media materials. Although it uses the previous published artworks, it gives it another meaning to express designer’s own opinions. The historical origin of remix is mainly reflected in the re-creation of music. In the 20th century, “remixing” was not limited to music. It has become a cultural form, and we can find the concept of remix in the works of artists in the 80s, such as Andy Warhol, who was keen on using images from mass media
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I did a shot with Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe‘s lip at the Tate Modern this month. This is not only a remix work, but a Typical pop art work. The lips in this painting are originated from a politically charged American sexy actress in her film Niagara. But when applied to Andy’s work, the original advertising meaning and value are lost. From the perspective of meaning, the lips also dilute the star aura of Monroe, it is no longer only refers to Monroe, but the star symbol. Lots of repetition makes art look less valuable than it used to, and takes on a commercial character. This kind of grafting in art entrusts various images with new life and meaning, and appears in front of consumers in another posture, so as to achieve the purpose of consumption. From the perspective of the work itself, this work consists of two parts. One part is bright and bouncing in color, the other is black and white. It seems to want to commemorate the actress through this comparison of life and death. A similar approach is used in other works such as Just what is it that make’s today’s homes so different, so appealing? by Richard Hamilton, On The Balcony by Peter Blake, Robert Rauschenberg
Since Remix often uses works of art that have previously appeared, infringement seems to be an issue worth discussing as well. Appropriation of art can be understood as a new work to define the subject of embezzlement, put the original things in a new context, to explore new meaning, and this is the finished art there is cross, but not exactly the same, now finished art is the use of industrialized mass production, and appropriation of art range is broader. Jeff Skun and Rauschenberg in installation art, Andy Warhol and Hockney in painting are all appropriating and redesigning former works of art in their own works. In a world that demands more and more innovation, this kind of reinvention can be regarded as an effective expression and result.
