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Appropriation

What is appropriation?

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.
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B

Baldessari, John

Banksy,

Batchelor, David

Brown, Glenn

Bryce, Fernando

C

Camnitzer, Luis

Collier, Anne

Cornell, Joseph

D

D'Arcangelo, Allan

Dine, Jim

Dr Lakra,

Duchamp, Marcel

F

Fahlstrom, Oyvind

Fairey, Shepard

Faldbakken, Matias

Ferrari, León

Fleury, Sylvie

Fontaine, Claire

G

Gallagher, Ellen

Gamarra, Sandra

Gates, Theaster

Guangyi, Wang

Guyton, Wade

H

Hamilton, Richard

Harrison, Rachel

Havekost, Eberhard

Hirst, Damien

I

Immendorf, Jorg

Invader,

J

Johns, Jasper

Jones, Allen

Jorn, Asger

K

KAWS,

Koons, Jeff

Kosuth, Joseph

Kruger, Barbara

L

Lang, Wes

Lavier, Bertrand

Lawler, Louise

Le Rat, Blek

Leirner, Nelson

Levine, Sherrie

Lichtenstein, Roy

Ligon, Glenn

M

Minjun, Yue

Monk, Jonathan

Mr. Brainwash,

Muniz, Vik

Mutu, Wangechi

O

O'Grady, Lorraine

Oldenburg, Claes

P

Paik, Nam June

Phillips, Richard

Piper, Adrian

Polke, Sigmar

Porter, Liliana

Prince, Richard

Prouvost, Laure

R

Rana, Rashid

Rauschenberg, Robert

Richter, Gerhard

Rosenquist, James

Ruff, Thomas

S

Sasnal, Wilhelm

Stingel, Rudolf

T

Turk, Gavin

Tuymans, Luc

V

Van Kerckhoven, Anne-Mie

Vasconcelos, Joana

van Eeden, Marcel

W

Warhol, Andy

Willis Thomas, Hank

Y

Yan, Huang

Z

Zevs,

Zhengjie, Feng

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The Greeting Card Jokes #2: The Best Friend

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The Greeting Card Jokes #2: The Best Friend, 2011

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Pure Thoughts - Live Free or Die

Richard Prince

Pure Thoughts - Live Free or Die, 2007

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Seestück (bewölkt)

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Seestück (bewölkt), 1969/2022

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Tiger

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Tiger, 1965/2022

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Motorboot

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Motorboot, 1965/2022

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H9-6 Honour (from the Virtues)

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Sale Ends (v2)

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Scooter

Invader

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H12-14 (Large) from The Beautiful Paintings

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Rainbow - Small

Damien Hirst

Rainbow - Small, 2020

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Campbell's Soup Can: Old Fashioned Vegetable

Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup Can: Old Fashioned Vegetable, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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Camouflage F. & S. 410

Andy Warhol

Camouflage F. & S. 410, 1987

Limited Edition Print

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Hammer and Sickle: one plate (see F. & S. 161)

Andy Warhol

Hammer and Sickle: one plate (see F. & S. 161), 1977

Limited Edition Print

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Four Foot Companion - black dissected

KAWS

Four Foot Companion - black dissected, 2009

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Mixed Media

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Four Foot Companion - Grey

KAWS

Four Foot Companion - Grey, 2007

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

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Screen-print

Screen-print

(752 works, 674 for sale)

Screen printing is a technique where ink is transferred through a mesh onto a substrate, with areas blocked by a stencil to prevent ink from passing through. This method, also known as serigraphy or silkscreen printing, is commonly used to produce prints on posters, T-shirts, vinyl, stickers, wood, and other materials. The process is a type of stencil printing, allowing for vibrant, detailed designs on various surfaces.

Image © Petr Lerch/Shutterstock
De Stijl

De Stijl

De Stijl, meaning The Style, was a group of Dutch artists who created abstract art based on strict adherence to vertical and horizontal geometry. The group was founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg in 1917. Mondrian eventually left De Stijl when Van Doesburg began incorporating diagonal geometry into his work, which Mondrian felt deviated from the group's principles.

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Metalcut

Metalcut

(1 work for sale)

Metalcut was a relief printing technique used primarily in Europe from around 1450 to 1540. The technique involved using thin metal plates. One method involved cutting or hammering away parts of the plate that were not intended to print, while the other method used engraving to create white lines on a black background.

Image © Jakkapong Wannamethee/Shutterstock

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