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Design concept for my final litho project (the actual image will be printed from a stone).

Based around a debate we had in a previous class critique about fan art. One of my class mates made a gorgeous print of Morpheus from the Sandman series that was the best piece made for the assignment. However, my professor and TA neglected to critique on the technical or conceptual level of the piece and simply dismissed it as not being “real art”. When pressed further, they stated fan art is not "real art" since it is of an already established character/idea. Even though the piece was entirely original in composition, atmosphere and style, it was nothing more than "a fan's drawing" since it featured a character some of the kids in class knew.

This struck a nerve with me causing me to retort “what then is any religious or classical art?”. Both are forms of art lauding a character or an idea that is shared among many. Outside of the timeless aspect of many religious/classical works, where does the boundary truly lay?

Thus was born the immaculate Saint Moon.

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(Also, pre-emptive disclaimer: this is not to say that it is appropriate to only make fan art in school. School is about challenging oneself and creating works outside established comfort levels. However, my opinion is that if you have established your talents and conceptual abilities already, then you should be allowed to make original art work of familiar characters every once in a while. )

Description
Design concept for my final litho project (the actual image will be printed from a stone).

Based around a debate we had in a previous class critique about fan art. One of my class mates made a gorgeous print of Morpheus from the Sandman series that was the best piece made for the assignment. However, my professor and TA neglected to critique on the technical or conceptual level of the piece and simply dismissed it as not being “real art”. When pressed further, they stated fan art is not "real art" since it is of an already established character/idea. Even though the piece was entirely original in composition, atmosphere and style, it was nothing more than "a fan's drawing" since it featured a character some of the kids in class knew.

This struck a nerve with me causing me to retort “what then is any religious or classical art?”. Both are forms of art lauding a character or an idea that is shared among many. Outside of the timeless aspect of many religious/classical works, where does the boundary truly lay?

Thus was born the immaculate Saint Moon.

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(Also, pre-emptive disclaimer: this is not to say that it is appropriate to only make fan art in school. School is about challenging oneself and creating works outside established comfort levels. However, my opinion is that if you have established your talents and conceptual abilities already, then you should be allowed to make original art work of familiar characters every once in a while. )