Added art

Added Art uses an existing piece of artwork for its canvas, just as traditional graffiti uses the wall of a building for the canvas. It is essentially the graffiti of artwork. Added Art is a merging of high and low art, using the concepts of graffiti, in a high art environment. Adding to someone else’s work has been a very common occurrence in graffiti for decades. In the urban environment, it is typically considered aggressive or antagonistic in nature,[1][2] but also form of competition. However, it is still considered a taboo in the more established high arts, even though it has been practiced for over fifty years by stalwarts such as Rauschenberg in his Erased de Kooning Drawing.[3] In more recent examples, Banksy has done several added art pieces over Damien Hirst's "spot" painting,[4][5] and Mat Benote used an untitled work by Robert Morris at the MoMA in NYC as a canvas.[6] A very interesting example was done by the Chapman Brothers, who painted over sketches originally created by Adolf Hitler.[7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "» Vandals deface Bergen Place mural". 6 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "time4time".
  4. ↑ "Banksy – Hirst spot painting with roller rat".
  5. ↑ "Banksy/Hirst Collaboration- $1.8 million".
  6. ↑ "Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine". Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  7. ↑ "News | UK and Worldwide News | Newspaper". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-10-06.


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