Adam Naked In The Long Grass
Shakespeare got the plot for Macbeth and for most of his histories from Hollingshead. All collage artists create their art from things they found—not created themselves. But there are people who claim that is some kind of theft, and call it ‘appropriation’. I think that is ridiculous and yet another example of trying to restrict freedom of expression. Here is one of my own art pieces that might be considered shameless appropriation or—just maybe, as intended—as a tribute to one of the great masters.