F ArtForum Magazine Cover

F ArtForum Magazine Cover

Decided to desecrate the cover of a recent issue of ARTFORUM magazine and share with all you art lovers. This months feature issue of [F] Artforum is now a tribute to farts. Okay, I was bored, and I was feeling a tad bit immature however I thought it might be a great lead-in to blog about other artists who make similar practice of appropriating the art of others. Indeed, here is an artist who has garnered an international reputation through his art. Some might say he also creatively desecrates other art and public space among other things..But check it out and judge for yourself, - click here BANKSY

Richard Prince, Barbara Kruger, Sherrie Levine are some other artists that come to mind.

My mother always said " imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".

So, homage or just plain illegal? What do you think? I'm sure Avedon is probably not turning in his grave ...

(The art below is by http://hotyoungbodies.org/)

(Based on art by Richard Avedon)