http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kanchan-mahon.html
I got this one comment on an art print site, about my work:
<<"Also, I've seen work like yours on exhibition before but the components of the collages are usually also created by collage artist. After having a closer look, it appears the source elements for your collages are mostly found and not created by you. Is this correct? If so, can you sell collages pieced together of other artist's work, even if you add a bit of paint to them? I'm not saying you can't, because I really don't know. I've been doing some photomontage but only using my own images. I'm curious is anyone's work can be used for work that's for resale. Or, did you paint the images within the collages? Or, get them from public domain sources?”>>
Of course I answered him "Yes, You are correct about my materials" and "Yes, You can sell them", and "I use only copyright free images." But my point is what a cool way to ask a tough question!
He never actually says “All you do is glue them together, right? Will people buy that? Are you allowed to do that?”
I love it!
I don’t know, I thought you’d get a kick out of it, though!
An Offering
Blue Iris
Flora
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Leila
Dream
Violet
Stone Angel
Constellation
Goodnight from New York,
~Kanchan
Hello Kanchan!
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased to see a new message from you and your new beautifull collages! I love: "Constellation", it's really beautifful!
I understand the question off this man, because , in France we have a problem with this too! Like you, I use for my collages, painters pictures and the laws are differents here. We canot sell collages with these parts of paintings! We can exhibit them, but not sell! That's the reason why collage in France is not really recognize as an art expression!!!! Stupid, but it's like this!
Of course, if you call Picasso or Andy Warroll, you could! But maybe, did they bought all copyrights from all pictures they used???? LOL, they could, they had enough money to that!
Keep on making beautiful collages, and I keep on too, anyway, I don't want to sell them, bu sometimes I give one to one off my friends who love it!
Kisses
Sooo sorry that you can't,! So have you actually checked with a barrister? I wonder, because I have a friend from France who. Is selling her collages on Etsy.
DeleteAll my best wishes, dear friend!
Hello!
DeleteWell, Etsy is not a french site! LOL, so I could sell my collages on Etsy too, bur I don't want to sell them! It's rather for me a kind of therapy, and the small one are for my blog, as you saw and then for my friends, and I've many friends!!!
Kisses
It was a good way of asking that question.
ReplyDeleteYour new collages are beautiful.
I thought so too!
DeleteThanks for the compliment! I've been following along aiming for one per day, I was inspired by you.
Luv,
~K
I have missed your posts . . . welcoming your return sharing your delight with the question posed . . . layered like your gorgeous spirit emanating creations.
ReplyDeleteThank you my dear! I will have to write more often! ~K
DeleteThanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you, Mariet!
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