reminiscence

First - I'm really glad you got this image out of your head and onto paper! I was immediately drawn to it when I searched for 'paintings' here on ipernity. I can feel the energy of the thought. I really like the strong contrast created by using black background and vibrant colors.

Second - I agree in concept with what you say about plagiarism. My only variance is that if one is going to share one's art (than is drawn from other art), it should be better than what is being plagerized. Or at least bring whatever it is into a new light. Now I'm sounding pompus. But I just wonder what the point would be if it wasn't better. We already have the original.

I imagine you have no problem with Bob Dylan's works of art - they match your idea quite well. He has such a large knowledge base of music and literature, he constantly draws from that, frequently quoting exactly, but placing it in a different context, or surrounding it with words and music that lifts it up or shifts it to be seen in a new light. In essence he keeps it alive by plagerizing it. There are some songs that no one would ever remember or listen to if it weren't for his having taken parts of it into a new work by him - and now people go back to find that source and enjoy the source in its own right.

I obviously have too much time on my hands, and not enough discipline to focus it on creating my own art...