Jessica
Untitled
W.P. Wagner
Grade 12
oil pastel, collage
How many cities are there in this piece?
Ten. Together all these cities appear as one. At first I just got a good laugh while I made travel plans. Then it really made sense. Originality is dead - the cliché is true. Ironically, my piece was compared to the Mona Lisa. Even my art lacks originality. So artists depress themselves, trying to become 'great' and unique. I've developed my art doing the opposite. The previous ideas of others, manipulation and the result of realizing every dead concept can be re-birthed as something beautiful.
Yes, the cities look very similar and that is no cause for disappointment. One idea was given ten lives and houses future ideas. Beautiful.