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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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Artworks Related to Appropriation

Butterflies, after Odilon Redon

Vik Muniz

Butterflies, after Odilon Redon , 2006

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 40,000 - 50,000

Beginnings

Allan D'Arcangelo

Beginnings, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 1,500

Love Splash

Mr. Brainwash

Love Splash, 2010

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,900

Follow Your Dream (Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X)

Mr. Brainwash

Follow Your Dream (Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X), 2008

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 4,325

All You Need Is Love (Lennon)

Mr. Brainwash

All You Need Is Love (Lennon), 2010

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

USD 4,735

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 9)

Yue Minjun

Untitled (Smile-ism No. 9), 2006

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 3,750

Untitled (from Upstate - garage)

Richard Prince

Untitled (from Upstate - garage), 1998

Photography

Photograph

USD 6,000

Untitled (from Upstate - nudes)

Richard Prince

Untitled (from Upstate - nudes), 1998

Photography

Photograph

USD 9,500

Six Pills (Large)

Damien Hirst

Six Pills (Large), 2008

Limited Edition Print

C-Print

USD 17,700

Untitled (Flag)

Barbara Kruger

Untitled (Flag), 2020

Tapestry

Mixed Media

GBP 1,800

Dustin Hoffman

John Baldessari

Dustin Hoffman, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Embossing

Currently Not Available

Enhanced Disintegration (Pink)

Shepard Fairey

Enhanced Disintegration (Pink), 2019

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

GBP 1,000

Instagram New Portraits - Queen Elizabeth II

Richard Prince

Instagram New Portraits - Queen Elizabeth II , 2015

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

GBP 4,790

Two Red Boots on a Black Ground

Jim Dine

Two Red Boots on a Black Ground, 1968

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

USD 1,350

The Book Disappears for the Fast Student 2nd State

James Rosenquist

The Book Disappears for the Fast Student 2nd State, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 1,100

Circle Spin Painting

Damien Hirst

Circle Spin Painting, 2009

Painting

Acrylic on paper

USD 6,800

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Art Brut

Art Brut

(95 works, 86 for sale)

Art Brut, a French term meaning Raw Art, was coined by Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the conventional fine arts tradition. Dubuffet used the term to refer to works made by self-taught artists, including the mentally ill, prisoners, and others on the margins of society. He also called it Outsider Art. This art is characterized by its raw, unrefined nature, often created without concern for traditional presentation or imitation.

Artwork by Jean Dubuffet
Attribute

Attribute

Attribute can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to an object, symbol, or animal commonly associated with a specific person, often used in art to identify figures, such as a lion with St. Mark. As a verb, it means to assign a work of art to a particular artist, usually based on stylistic analysis or other evidence, such as attributing a painting to an artist based on its technique and composition.

Monochrome

Monochrome

Monochromatic describes paintings, photographs, designs, or drawings that utilize one color or various shades of a single color. Monochromatic objects have a limited range of hues. While the term often refers to black and white or grayscale images, it can also apply to any artwork that contains tones of just one color.

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