How would you feel if your work was stolen?

Artists are going to have similar ideas and sometimes it can feel as though other artists have been stealing work. This happens a lot when bigger companies steal the work from small unknown artists. Although this is causes a lot of negatives I think that there are some positives.

I think that if a large company was to steal your work without permission you would be annoyed because they hadn't asked you but I think that their could be positives to it. The positivities of it are that if a large company was to use it, it would get you exposure because of the popularity of the large company. This would be good because a lot of people would see your work.

I don't think that it matters what context it's used in because this shows the way one persons idea and work can be interpreted in a completely different way. This is similar to Peter Fischli & David Weiss' work because companies have interpreted it for example its used to fit into an advert about a car and then it's used again for a music video, this shows how one simple idea can be used a number of times. Each time someone copies the original work it actually moves away from it's original purpose because the next people are using it for their benefit.

The music video in which Justin Timberlake pays homage to Michael Jackson

A homage is a public acknowledgement or demonstration to either pay respect or tribute someone. For Justin Timberlake's new music video for 'Take Back the Night' he pays homage to Michael Jackson. The way he does this is through some of the movements featured in his music video, some of his own on street flair has been seen before in Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' video. Also in this video the sound is influenced by Michael Jackson. This isn't the first time that Timberlake has made homage to MJ with him covering 'Shake Your Body' originally sung by The Jacksons. I think that the influence that Michael Jackson held over a lot of musicians is the reason for this homage, he was an iconic figure which many looked up to. I think it is true to the source because many artists have payed homage to MJ in the past and this is another artist doing the same. The idea behind this was to pay tribute to him and give him respect for the success that he was.

http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-09-24/justin-timberlake-shake-your-body/ - 2nd October

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2381506/Justin-Timberlake-pays-homage-King-Pop-new-music-video-Take-Back-Night.html - 2nd October