Parra "No Work Today" solo show @ Joshua Liner NYC , by natstan on Nov 19, 2016 8:09:05 GMT 1,

Nov 19, 2016 6:19:41 GMT 1 lucky7 said:

Nov 18, 2016 21:47:58 GMT 1 WOOF said:

there's a difference between having similar styles, and ripping off someone's style.

I find comments like this weird. Specially considering we are in the Banksy forum. The URBAN art forum.
Maybe I'm not getting something. Are this guy's paintings exact copies of Parra? (Even then it wouldn't be unheard of). I see enough difference in color and trace to let it pass.

Maybe we (and there'd be to camps) come from different perspectives. The classical, stablished art one, and the street one.
I wouldn't imagine an art academic using the term rip off or being insulted. Derivative, maybe. I suspect people who come here more from the street culture type of thing have more problems with the originality debate. I could be wrong.

But by no means do I consider any posture better, higher, more refined than the other one, etc. And I don't mean to start a fight either😁

Contrary to your viewpoint, I actually find many stark similiarities in fucci's works to parra's, be it the subject matter or the use of colors (I do not think one is so silly to actually copy even parra's signature color scheme exactly if he wants the final work to pass off as his own, but it's the method of color application that is more the point of contest here). I'm surprised you would let it pass, cause what's there to like about art in general if everybody do the same thing and originality is lacking? But I guess this chap can copy all he wants now, because parra has certainly moved on from that style as it is clear from this show.

Nov 19, 2016 6:19:41 GMT 1 lucky7 said:

Nov 18, 2016 21:47:58 GMT 1 WOOF said:

there's a difference between having similar styles, and ripping off someone's style.

I find comments like this weird. Specially considering we are in the Banksy forum. The URBAN art forum.
Maybe I'm not getting something. Are this guy's paintings exact copies of Parra? (Even then it wouldn't be unheard of). I see enough difference in color and trace to let it pass.

Maybe we (and there'd be to camps) come from different perspectives. The classical, stablished art one, and the street one.
I wouldn't imagine an art academic using the term rip off or being insulted. Derivative, maybe. I suspect people who come here more from the street culture type of thing have more problems with the originality debate. I could be wrong.

But by no means do I consider any posture better, higher, more refined than the other one, etc. And I don't mean to start a fight either😁

Contrary to your viewpoint, I actually find many stark similiarities in fucci's works to parra's, be it the subject matter or the use of colors (I do not think one is so silly to actually copy even parra's signature color scheme exactly if he wants the final work to pass off as his own, but it's the method of color application that is more the point of contest here). I'm surprised you would let it pass, cause what's there to like about art in general if everybody do the same thing and originality is lacking? But I guess this chap can copy all he wants now, because parra has certainly moved on from that style as it is clear from this show.