Well…it was a little hard to follow with the posts and responses spread across two threads
, but I think I’m up to speed now.
This has taken on a lot darker tone than originally envisioned
, but, of course, Guyvar III you are correct that it points to an underlying serious issue. Involving not just timeless moral imperatives against theft or intellectual dishonesty; but also, for contemporary artists, real “bread and butter” issues.
Though I don’t think I could quite work up to that level of outraged sensibilities
.
People don’t think of the creative mind behind the origin of a work as belonging to a person. I remember feeling irked by a foundation that griped about paying $450US for the use of an artist’s image on a fund raising brochure that was going to be distributed to multi-millionaires, when I knew for a fact that the artist was having trouble paying that month’s rent!
And I’ve heard countless complaints from graphic designers about not being able to superimpose something on top of a work as an “unreasonable” artist’s condition! If they don’t like the work…why do they want to use it for their cover, illustration, Ad, etc.?
I guess it comes down to: who has the power…and, although some can achieve a comfortable living, the visual arts do not exactly provide a pathway to wealth and power!!!
One could point to legal recourses, but you have to pay to play in that game. Not all can afford to protect their rights, even if they know they are being violated.
So I suppose I should feel chagrinned
for snickering at poor old Gustav’s plight, but it’s hard because:
A. He’s so ridiculously famous.
I doubt if his reputation could even be smudged by this. (The reputation of anime is, of course, a different matter,
but most of the fine arts community already has problems with it…and any other popular representational art, for that matter 
) and
B. He’s…well….dead
. He can’t be frustrated, shocked, depressed, or otherwise hurt by this. Frankly, it would be different if I saw this done to an artist I knew.
And so I reserve the right to laugh at that faux-Fragonard! What a SCREAM!!!
(Picture the reviews:
“Elfen Lied XX continues its tradition of artistic openings, with beautiful, detailed scenes reminiscent of Chevalier d’Eon……)
and stylistically appropriate, JWR!
)
You certainly are NOT a toad!
