@ ray- as far as I can tell corporations are the only ones actively restricting online videos, although some individuals have been able to pull their videos due to copyright claims. I think it's really stupid to restrict viewing, what's the harm in letting people worldwide watch your video? Disney seems to be the worst about it so far, but I'm sure other entertainment corporations will soon follow suit.
@ egbert + souterain--I hate that! I'm really sorry guys...YouTube has recently begun censoring more and I have no way of knowing whether the video will play worldwide or not. Boooo YouTube!
So, less than half the people in the world cannot afford a fifty cent product, yet I'm wrong when I say people across the globe can afford this product? Way to nitpick and stroke your ego Alan!
Just because a work of art references an event in real life doesn't make it off limits in terms of revision or reference in popular culture. That kind of narrow mindedness has no place in the world of art.
Bran- By that same logic Banksy sucks because he copied Blek Le Rat, or anyone who picked up a spray can after TAKI 183 isn't worth knowing about. So did fine art end with Leonardo Da Vinci? Artforms evolve, and new artists help them evolve, or else they become stagnant and useless.
As for the Knitta controversy, it's not like they decided to ignore Knitta's contribution to the artform. They just chose someone as the focus of their documentary, and there is never any mention of this girl having anything to do with the roots of Yarn Bombing. Are you also claiming that Knitta invented the idea of Yarn Bombing? Didn't think so...
Lastly, if you think street art is all about the fame and glory then you clearly know nothing about street art.
By that same logic Banksy sucks because he copied Blek Le Rat, or anyone who picked up a spray can after TAKI 183 isn't worth knowing about. So did fine art end with Leonardo Da Vinci? Artforms evolve, and new artists help them evolve, or else they become stagnant and useless.
As for the Knitta controversy, it's not like they decided to ignore Knitta's contribution to the artform. They just chose someone as the focus of their documentary, and there is never any mention of this girl having anything to do with the roots of Yarn Bombing. Are you also claiming that Knitta invented the idea of Yarn Bombing? Didn't think so...
Lastly, if you think street art is all about the fame and glory then you clearly know nothing about street art.