Q: What right does an artist have to their own artwork? Once an artwork is bought, should the artist have any say to how it should be presented or kept? What legal responsibility does an artist have to society?
A: An artist has every right to his or her own work. No one should be able to take that from them. When an artist chooses to sell his or her work he or she should also be treated fairly. An interesting issue has arisen recently with the subject of musical artists and their songs being downloaded for free without payment to that artist. In this situation however, the artist did not make all the money from the sales of their music, as a recording company got most of the cut. itunes then filled a large gap in the market for songs being only .99 cents and being sold separately. More people started buying the music when it was matching the needs of the customer. This is a much more commercial example however.
The artist can draw up agreements that are not strictly regulated by law to insure that the artwork is kept or presented in the way that they like.
Art is best when it pushes boundaries and treads new ground. one of the natural boundaries that exist in society is law. When is it ok to break a law to pursue art? Banksy is technically defacing public property when you look at a law book but his art is widely loved and revered. An artist should push boundaries, but not endanger people in the process. An artist who pushes the boundaries should be aware of exactly what the implications of breaking these boundaries.
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