re: #384 SixDegrees

>Reading must be hard for all the instant art critics, so I’ll repeat myself for about the sixth time: you don’t know what you’re talking about

As somebody who was nominated as a finalist for Aritist of the Year twice in one of the 50 United States, you are correct, I am not a critic. I actually made my living in the arts for about 20 years.

And SURPRISE! I did read the program and link too, and all of Charles comments, and even sifted through a few of your screeds as well.

Here is a definition for you:

Plagiarism: Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary “use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.”

So, even if she claims it is ‘influenced by’ Matisse, it is, by the above definition, an imitation, and then could literally be called plagiarism.

Talk to Joseph Biden about the difference between being influenced by a speaking style, and plagiarizing a speech outright.

Regardless, is the work not at the very least shamefully unoriginal? Certainly. There are far better contemporary artists.