Appropriation

What is appropriation?

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.
Piccolinic Acid

Damien Hirst

Piccolinic Acid, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

GBP 12,700

Carbonyl Iron

Damien Hirst

Carbonyl Iron, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Colour Chart H-2

Damien Hirst

Colour Chart H-2 , 2017

Limited Edition Print

Giclée printing

GBP 12,700

The Three Musketeers

Yue Minjun

The Three Musketeers, 2019-2022

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 2,300

Rubik Shot Red Marilyn NVDR1-4

Invader

Rubik Shot Red Marilyn NVDR1-4, 2023

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 6,600

Gold Tears

Damien Hirst

Gold Tears, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 8,400

Modern Head Enamel Pin

Roy Lichtenstein

Modern Head Enamel Pin, 1968

Sculpture / Object

Metal

USD 4,950

Knee

Jasper Johns

Knee, 1974

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 7,350

The World is Beautiful (Pink)

Mr. Brainwash

The World is Beautiful (Pink), 2020

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 10,750

Michael Jackson Marilyn Wig

Mr. Brainwash

Michael Jackson Marilyn Wig, 2010

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,900

H5-5 Raffles

Damien Hirst

H5-5 Raffles, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Giclée printing

GBP 7,800

Mick Jagger #140

Andy Warhol

Mick Jagger #140, 1975

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Electric Chair (Retrospective Series)

Andy Warhol

Electric Chair (Retrospective Series), 1978

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 45,000 - 55,000

ART IS NOT A CRIME (Chrome Blue

Mr. Brainwash

ART IS NOT A CRIME (Chrome Blue, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

USD 1,790

El mapa de Miranda y la disciplina de Nietzsche

Joseph Kosuth

El mapa de Miranda y la disciplina de Nietzsche, 2004

Sculpture / Object

Engraving

USD 6,000

Untitled (Native American with Truck)

Robert Rauschenberg

Untitled (Native American with Truck), 2000

Limited Edition Print

Pigment print

EUR 2,850

Body Print

A body print is an art technique where the artist uses their body as a printing plate. This can be done by smearing grease, margarine, or oil on the skin, hair, and clothes, then pressing the body against a surface like paper. The oiled imprint is then dusted with pigment. Unlike a self-portrait, a body print explores two competing concepts of identity rather than capturing a likeness of the artist. The method emphasizes the physicality of the body while questioning the boundaries between self-representation and abstraction.

Spatialism

Spatialism is an art movement that originated in Italy in 1947, founded by Lucio Fontana with the intention of synthesizing sound, color, movement, and space into a new form of art. The movement's central ideas were outlined in Fontana's first manifesto, published in 1947, where he introduced the concept of spatial art to capture the spirit of the post-war era. His ideas were further developed in five subsequent manifestos. Although Fontana's ideas were sometimes considered vague, his influence was significant, as he was one of the first European artists to emphasize art as a performance and gesture.

Mail art

Mail Art is a populist art movement centered on the creation and exchange of small-scale artworks through the postal service. It developed out of the Fluxus movement in the 1950s and 1960s and has since evolved into a global art movement. Ray Johnson is recognized as the first mail artist, and his New York School is considered the first network of mail artists. Mail artists rely heavily on a network to exchange their works, often creating a community of artists connected through the postal system.

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