What Kind of Dialogue Exists or Is Created When an Artist

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Essay

What kind of dialogue exists or is created when an artist appropriates an existing object or artwork? Consider the relationship between an appropriation and the original artwork it represents (for example Andy Warhol's Thirty Are Better than One and Leonardo's Mona Lisa).What are the aims of the artist for each artwork? How does the comparison impact your understanding of each artwork? How has your understanding of contemporary art changed as a result of making this comparison?

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Definitions:

Creative Problem Solving

An approach to tackling challenges with innovative and non-traditional strategies, emphasizing thinking outside the box.

Incubation

A period of subconscious processing that contributes to problem-solving and creative thinking, often occurring after a period of active work on a problem.

Divergent Thinking

A thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.

Convergent Thinking

A thought process that aims at arriving at a single, correct solution to a problem.