Plagiarism, borrowing, and misappropriation, the semantics of these words have some similarities, but they are divided into praise and blame. Anyone who knows the art industry knows that if an artist wants to form his own style, he must learn from the ancients or his contemporaries. On this basis, he can hone his own artistic language and form a unique style. This is true for both Chinese and Western artists. Usually it can be divided into the following categories:
1. Copying the ancients is called learning and inheritance. There is no plagiarism issue here, only judgment that the style is similar or there is no innovation. After Chinese artists in past dynasties became famous, their painting styles often lasted for many years and were imitated by countless descendants. Many later generations of painters even took pride in imitating the famous artists of the previous generation as a means of making a living, and eventually formed a painting school.
2. It is learning from contemporaries, which is called learning from others. This can be divided into many situations:
(1) Students learn from teachers and disciples learn from masters. Many teachers or masters like their students or disciples to learn from themselves and are proud of it. Because someone is learning from it, it means that you have a great influence, and it will also help to further expand your influence. Of course, a good teacher or master does not want students to be like the teacher. But it is not an easy task for students and disciples to make their works unlike those of their teachers and masters.
(2) Children learn from their elders. When people from well-known families in the art world often take the initiative to imitate the painting style of their fathers, they follow suit and become the second or third generation of imitators. But no one would think that they are plagiarizing. At most, they would say that "one generation is not as good as the other."
(3) Learning from contemporary unknown artists. Confucius said: When three people walk together, there must be my teacher. Of course, it is understandable for contemporary people to learn from each other. The key lies in the method and purpose of learning. Copying and copying the same, with slight differences, will definitely be looked down upon. If you can create your own appearance through learning, you will obviously be respected and can be passed down to future generations. :
There is a limit between borrowing and plagiarism in art creation. The fundamental difference is that borrowing is not a copying, but a transformation and maturity after the absorption of Dharma milk. The purpose is no longer to rely on copying but to emphasize the character of the subject's "I";
Plagiarism is the act of stealing something beautiful and passing it off as one's own, with the purpose of gaining fame and fortune. There is no obvious difference between the appearance and technique of the original work. The composition and form of different painters are basically the same, which is obvious plagiarism. However, for the sake of profit, some painters copy themselves in large quantities, which is also plagiarism.
Both of them are contrary to the original meaning of "creation". Of course, if you are learning from the original method, it is the way of a gentleman to honestly write "Lin" and "Imitation" on the painting. Many fake literati who engage in art take plagiarism from others and themselves as a normal, legitimate and proud thing. Not only do their works not deserve to be called "creations", but their character is also greatly compromised.
Dawei Calligraphy and Painting Network-The fundamental difference between reference and plagiarism in art creation