I think it would be so great if more people took up silk screening,so that no one would know whether my picture was mine or somebody else.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He hopes his art technique becomes so common that individual authorship becomes irrelevant.
- In plain terms
- He wants so many people to use his method that your cant tell his work apart.
- What can you take from it?
- Make your work so accessible that ownership disappears.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you want credit or just participation?
- What if everyone used your style?
Another view
Losing authorship can reduce personal recognition.
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