Art is either plagiarism or revolution. ‘“Paul Gauguin. What is your “art”? Is it plagiarism or revolution? ‘”Inspired by Kaitlyn Shen, Class of 2018

Tina Bohin
Professor
Writing Supplement
December 30, 2015
Art as Plagiarism and Revolution
Art is the creation of a pattern whose experience is visually enjoyed. The enjoyment by the viewer is derived from the recognition of the created pattern. “Also, art can be defined as the desire for human beings to express their reaction to their surrounding environment” as shown by (Archer 13). Poetry as a form of art can be expressed through many ideas and emotions. Poets have always used their words in an artistic manner to express their opinion on a variety of matters. For instance they have given their ideas concerning the social morality, they talk about political and economic issues in most cases the ones affecting the society during their time. Individuality in art means that the artist possesses skills to create an outstanding artwork that will allow them to be seen uniquely among other poets. With individuality, the artist is capable of handling circumstances they are not familiar with, meaning that the artist must be creative enough to create artwork that is drawn from a different environment than they are used to. In the case of poetry, one has to exude qualities that promote composition of quality poems that are relevant to society. My art is poetry it is a revolution since it’s a creativity that changes with time, it is also a plagiarism since it has to be created from something preexisting.
Poetry like any other Art is the creation of something out of nothing and using it for its intended purpose.

It could be for commercial purposes however in most cases art is created for the appreciation of the foundation of its creation, for instance, nature. As time goes by the lifestyle and general life experiences of people, change and so it becomes like a revolution that sweeps across the life cycle. “This makes art experience the revolution as well and has to be created from the mind of the poet and not merely from the images they observe” as indicated in (Archer 16). The poet may create a picture out of the ideas forming in their minds qualifying them as artists due to their capacity to compose an art out of nothing tangible. Our minds and poet’s minds, however, do not exist with a copyright filter; therefore, the images created in one’s head are formed through a series of memories that one may have grasped onto, therefore supporting the idea that art is perhaps merely plagiarism.
“A diary is used to keep the different accounts of events over a period. Painting is also considered as another way of keeping a diary, with the recording of different things for future reference the poetic image can be used to introduce a certain social change that could be considered a revolution” as indicated in (Archer 23). The poet can use their creativity to create various interpretation from an image. When the change is embraced by another artist to create other artistic works, a revolution has already been triggered. Ideas concerning how people reason or perform tasks changes with time. Art is used to keep those ideas firmly in people’s memory. This implies that art arises from the society and is communicated by the artist, in this case, a poet through a poem. A creative poet will formulate an image in their mind, build it into an art form and reveal it to the public in hopes of a revolution. When poets or other artist do not create fresh ideas, plagiarism is considered to have taken place. With plagiarism individuality in art is compromised.
In conclusion, art can be perceived as either plagiarism or revolution. An artist creates images from memories to pass a particular information. When art is inspired by a particular artist and another arts creates an artwork from the similar inspiration, that becomes plagiarism especially from the origination creator is not acknowledged. Even the aspect of creating art from the environment could be considered plagiarism if the art is not conceived in the mind of the artist. Art is pure imagination and creativity.
Work cited
Archer, Peter. The Quotable Intellectual: 1,417 Bon Mots, Ripostes, and Witticisms for Aspiring Academics, Armchair Philosophers… And Anyone Else Who Wants to Sound Really Smart. Adams Media, 2010.