The concept behind the appropriation of this image is to bring it into the 21st Century and relate it to the ever-growing use of screens and modern technology; the main message I am trying to convey is how concerning it is that young children (the millennial generation) are becoming addicted to using screens and social media. The process of appropriating this image felt quite bizarre and the idea of plagiarising someone’s work seemed rather iniquitous; it made me think about how frustrated I would be if someone were to use my work for their own creative gain. On the other hand, part of me feels like that what I have created is considered to be my own work as I have reprocessed and changed the context of the original image by using my own ideas and concepts. However, even if the work has been appropriated, another problem arises whereby people will initially look at the image and recognise it to be the work of the original artist rather than yours.
Image being appropriated: ‘Reflections on The Scream’ (1990) – Roy Lichtenstein