A few weeks ago, I explained why I felt everyone should own at least one piece of original art. You can read that here. This week’s week topic may seem to be contradictory, but I don’t think it is. Read on and decide for yourself! So what, you may ask, is a derivative? If you google derivative, you will likely find an incomprehensible description of some financial contract. That is not what I am talking about. The definition I was looking for I found under “derivative work” in Wikipedia and reads “is an expressive creation that includes major copyrightable elements of an original, previously created first work”. Still not very clear, so I will give you my own definition: “a product which is decorated with a reproduction of an original piece of art”. So, a cushion, a cup, a towel, a wall hanging (canvas, wood, paper), etc., on which an image of original artwork has been applied by some mechanical means. Definitely NOT an original. You may or may not know that, in addition to original artwork, I offer derivatives, also known as print-on-demand products through my website. Although I really do want everyone to own at least one piece of original art, there are several reasons for this apparent contradiction:
You can probably think of others, but those are some of the reasons why you might want to consider getting a “derivative” rather than an original. The “magic” of the original is obviously not present in the copy, but sometimes practicality surpasses magic! I will be taking a few weeks off starting next week, and I will be sharing some of my older blog posts for the next few weeks. I hope you and your loved ones have a very happy, peaceful, healthy, and restful Christmas season. I will return with new and hopefully interesting topics to share with you in 2022! Suggestions are always appreciated!
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