In case any of you are still lost, I'll talk about a few examples of artists supporting other artists.
Social media is defiantly one way that artists can support other artists. Social media has made it extremely easy for artists to like, comment, tweet, or share art. It also makes it very easy to credit a piece of work. Unfortunately, with the easy access of sharing artwork nowadays, many people forget to credit the artist, and just share the work. This is why it is even more important for artists to make sure they are crediting the artist’s work.
After the Paris attack, one artist made a beautiful representation of how to move forward. His name is Jean Jullien, and he created this image:
I did talk a bit about this image in a previous post, but the point is, many teenagers, and young adults were sharing this image without giving the artist any credit. Now this was a really beautiful and inspiring art piece, and Mr. Jullien deserved the credit for this piece, and he eventually got it, but it took days for me to hear about it. This is why it is so important for artists to support other artists!
I feel like many times, people don’t think of the artists, they just think of the art. I think that many people think that it just magically popped up or something and it belongs to no one. On social media, many people post famous quotes, and they always give credit to the person who originally said it, why is this not the same standard for art? People own art; they own what they create, by posting a picture without giving credit to the artist, you are basically plagiarizing.
As artists, it is important to bring attention to this issue, by not crediting the artist, people are theoretically stealing the art piece. And, as I said before, stealing is okay in art, in fact it is encouraged, but we must give credit where credit is due!
Along with giving credit, many artists can share each others posts, write encouraging comments, and become engaged in artists lives to make for deeper artistic connections.
Social media has it's cons, but it also has a variety of pros. It really does make for easy communication, and allows for artists to partake in international exhibitions. It allows for communication among people that live on different countries, and lets people expand there artistic community without leaving there home. Social media has really opened the door for artists to a whole new world. It is a key contributor in the theme 'Artists Support Other Artists.'
I feel like many times, people don’t think of the artists, they just think of the art. I think that many people think that it just magically popped up or something and it belongs to no one. On social media, many people post famous quotes, and they always give credit to the person who originally said it, why is this not the same standard for art? People own art; they own what they create, by posting a picture without giving credit to the artist, you are basically plagiarizing.
As artists, it is important to bring attention to this issue, by not crediting the artist, people are theoretically stealing the art piece. And, as I said before, stealing is okay in art, in fact it is encouraged, but we must give credit where credit is due!
Along with giving credit, many artists can share each others posts, write encouraging comments, and become engaged in artists lives to make for deeper artistic connections.
Social media has it's cons, but it also has a variety of pros. It really does make for easy communication, and allows for artists to partake in international exhibitions. It allows for communication among people that live on different countries, and lets people expand there artistic community without leaving there home. Social media has really opened the door for artists to a whole new world. It is a key contributor in the theme 'Artists Support Other Artists.'
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