appropriation information

Tips from Studio Art teacher Jane Harlow and AP Resources....
In the latest publication from AP about the portfolios, titled: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AP Studio Art, Workshop Handbook 2009-2010...........on page 19, there is a very important section titled: Ethics, Artistic Integrity and Plagiarism.

I am going to just copy that information for you so you can print it and show it to anyone that is pushing the copying of photographs, etc. (another teacher, your Principal, a parent!!!)

Any work that makes use of (appropriates) other artist's works (including photographs), and/or published images must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication. This is demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design and/or concept of the source. The student's individual "voice" should be clearly evident. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates copyright law simply to copy an image (even in another medium) that was made by someone else and represent it as one's own.

Digital images of student work that are submitted in the portfolios may be edited; however, the goals of image editing should be to present the clearest,. most accurate representation of the student's artwork, and to ensure that images meet the requirements of the Digital Submission Web Application. When submitting their portfolios, students must indicate their acceptance of the following statement: "I hereby affirm that all works in this portfolio were done by me and that these images accurately represent my actual work."

My emphasis to the drawing students would be to work from DIRECT OBSERVATION AS much as possible, using copyrighted images only as a very small part of my work and using it only as reference. As far as the 2d DESIGN portfolio, the same thing goes. They can download images of their own artwork or photos and work on them but should follow the same rules as drawing.

The statements I am sending works in the 3D portfolio as well..... do not copy someone else's artwork..... only use it to influence your style, technique or method of construction......... and..... above all......... do these three things: (1) take risks...... risk taking!!! (2) add VERVE and (3) work to show your personal VOICE in your work!!!