In the society nowadays, people always pursuing the authenticity and really clinging about it. While in the art world, a similar situation exsit and sometimes hinder artist’s creative thought.

It may be tricky when people talking about authenticity in art. Since copying and referencing can be arguable in an art work, but beside artists, we are all living in the world full of designed work. Poster on the street, videos on YouTube and even decorations at home are always influencing our mind of what designs look like. Also, there are a lot of successful artist’s style are influence by the artists before. So, I think to avoid single reference to other’s work is impossible in this technology society. However, it doesn’t mean that artist and designer can copy other’s work without thinking anything, I think we should always reference by the way other thinks and how they search for ideas. Moreover, it is also important to be honest and show reference if you really used other’s idea or work.

To add more, I think that the meaning of Modernism is to always challenge the grid of something obvious and try to get new ideas. Since the contemporary practice always require something exciting and improvement, so I think the principles of Modernism hold the value in the practice nowadays.