Final Project - Cut Up Method

The Westboro Baptist Church, and one of its leaders Shirley Phelps, are known to spread the hate of God. They believe that everyone is going to hell and that it is their duty to bring God's message of hate to the people. This church is not open to other religions, lifestyles, or ways of life. In this mashup I created, I decided to give Shirley Phelps a more positive view on life. I gave her the message of love instead of hate. Using her own words, she will now preach her new thoughts and views.

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Mashups

After using the cut up method for a project, it got me thinking of what else this method is used for. The use of mashups is in every day life. Here are just a few examples of what I found

Speech Mashup

Global Mashup

Pla(y)giarism

If you were to create a piece of art work and tell your friends that you got the base of your creation from another artist they would tell you you stole someones idea and that your work is crap. If you were to tell another artist the same thing, they might call it appropriation. My belief is that if you change something great enough, it's not stealing. If you were to give the art work enough of a change that it gives the piece a whole new meaning it seems appropriate that you can call this work your own. If the art work is available to you, then the original artist is almost giving you free range to do what you please. I know I would be upset if someone took my work and presented it as their own, but that seems almost silly to say that your work is your work only. If you don't want to create art for others to see and be inspired by, don't put it out there. Just keep art a hobby. We've talked about in class before how no creation is truly original. Ideas have been repeated over and over again throughout time. It's hard to say that your one idea is the only one that will ever be so grand that it doesn't inspire others. To me if there wasn't appropriation, then there would be no inspiration.