1. What is Art Appropriation?

The word ‘appropriation’ means, literally, to take possession of something, which

is why artists who use appropriation in their work can say that the finished
product really belongs to them, even if it contains content drawn from other
sources.

The key principle of appropriation in art is that something new is created when an
artist borrows from an existing source.

Artists who employ this technique often use imagery from commercial sources
like advertising, or play on historical art references that are well recognized by
many people.

2. What is the Purpose of Appropriation in Art?

The purpose of appropriation art, for many artists, is to show that everything can
be seen as a copy of something else.

Artists use appropriation for various reasons, but one of the main intentions that
has been at the forefront of this movement since the early twentieth century is
the idea of refuting the concept of pure originality.

Artists who use appropriation techniques bring our attention to the fact that, in
reality, everything is derived from something else, and highlight repetitive nature
of image-making.

3. How Does Appropriation in Art Differ From Copying?

In a copy, nothing is changed about the original image or object.
In appropriation art the appearance, context or fundamental structure of the
image or object is altered in some way, to make it appear new and different.

4. What is an Example of Appropriation in Art?

- An early and very poignant example of appropriation in art is Marcel

Duchamp’s Fountain (1917).

This is also a great example of object appropriation, where Duchamp took a

men’s urinal and placed it on a plinth in a gallery, calling it a ‘fountain.’

- Another brilliant example of appropriation in art is the work of Barbara

Kruger, an artist creating striking works from the 1980s onwards

She famously deploys images from advertising and print media to critique
our capitalist, patriarchal society.

5. Should You Appropriate as an Artist?

Appropriation techniques in art are an effective and thought-provoking way to
make a statement about your relationship to other artists, art history, works of
art, or objects.

It can help you position your work within the context of other artists whose work
echoes your own, or it can serve as a way to differentiate you from a historical
tradition by posing a critique.

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