Is a new industry being born?

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   Like everyone else in love with art, I've been waiting for the movie Loving Vincent, and I'm one of those who watched it when it first came out. This film is now one of its kind and triggers the birth of a new industry. I read Van Gogh's letters to his brother before, and they were used in the film. The film is briefly about; Armand, the son of a postman; he tries to deliver Van Gogh's letter to Theo to its owner. He learning that Van Gogh and his older brother had died, Armand examines Van Gogh's life to investigate this death. The subject matter of the film is very beautiful, but what makes the film interesting is the technique of the film. According to the Deutsche Welle news, 125 painters prepared 65 thousand paintings for the Film, the paintings were inspired by about 130 works by Vincent van Gogh, 12 paintings were used for 1 second of the film and the film took 6 years to complete. Although the Film fascinated me at first, things changed when I thought about it based on the teachings of the Frankfurt School. Throughout the history of humanity, countless painters have produced numerous works, many people who have studied art history or are keen on art can list many artist names, but even a person who has nothing to do with art recognizes major artists because of popular culture. Van Gogh is one of these well-known painters. Van Gogh was an artist of Post-Impressionism, and there are many painters in this movement, such as Cezanne, Gauguin, Marius Borgeaud. I was intrigued by the fact that the subject of the film, which they shot using unusual new techniques, was Van Gogh, glorified by popular culture. Of course, van Gogh was a great artist, but I don't think the film would have gone beyond the ordinary if it had been a film that wasn't shot using different singularities, because the movie lines weren't strong enough. Van Gogh was in many ways an artist with unique and unique techniques. Besides the current of Post-Impressionism, Van Gogh paintings carry a unique technique. Like every important painter, Van Gogh's paintings are unique and unique to him. But in this film, 125 painters copy Van Gogh's technique and prepare 65 thousand paintings, and these paintings are sold to generate revenue. If anyone else can copy it, is Van Gogh's paintings worth anything? Can Van Gogh's paintings be of the same value as the newly produced 65 thousand paintings? Does this film damage the aura of Van Gogh's paintings? Are the 125 painters involved in the film performing art only to produce copies without developing their own techniques? 


Earlier, Margaret Keane and her husband opened a big Eyes-themed exhibition, but the posters on which the portraits in the exhibition were printed attract more attention than the exhibition. Realizing this, Walter Keane starts making more money by selling posters instead of paintings. You can watch the full story in detail in Tim Burton's Big Eyes. It occurred to me that people branded Van Gogh with this method and generate income from the painter. There are millions of items like Van Gogh-themed films, paints, clothing that are a popular name today. We can easily access any Van Gogh product at any time. A simple T-shirt with a picture of 'the Starry Night' on it is sold for 5x its value, and the customers are very happy with it. It's okay for anyone to pay more for a copy than it's worth. We destroyed the spirit of these artifacts. We don't really evaluate by understanding and feeling. What sets Van Gogh apart from a TV star? With this film, a new culture industry is about to be born. Painters are free, not a worker, and painters ' talents should not be spent making copies. Artists should give works that describe their moods, thoughts, criticisms. And these artifacts can't be the toy of popular culture. Even when researching history, we analyze by looking at the works of artists who lived in that period. At this rate, today's painters will not be able to produce an original work. We're going to be a fake date where the copy works are produced.

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