Comments on: The Work of Art in the Age of Outsourced Reproduction http://markasaurus.com/2009/07/20/the-work-of-art-in-the-age-of-outsourced-reproduction/ architecture, urban oddities, dinosaurs and more Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sean http://markasaurus.com/2009/07/20/the-work-of-art-in-the-age-of-outsourced-reproduction/comment-page-1/#comment-16628 Sean Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:54:17 +0000 http://markasaurus.com/?p=326#comment-16628 I came across a similar thing photographing Travelodge rooms - which can you see some of here: http://pentimento.squarespace.com/journal/category/-travelodge The more I photographed them though the more I started noticing subtle differences - in the art work on the walls, the type of chair... Eventually, I stated to leave things in the room: small painting, calenders... I came across a similar thing photographing Travelodge rooms – which can you see some of here:

http://pentimento.squarespace.com/journal/category/-travelodge

The more I photographed them though the more I started noticing subtle differences – in the art work on the walls, the type of chair… Eventually, I stated to leave things in the room: small painting, calenders…

]]> By: lauren scime http://markasaurus.com/2009/07/20/the-work-of-art-in-the-age-of-outsourced-reproduction/comment-page-1/#comment-15918 lauren scime Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:22:23 +0000 http://markasaurus.com/?p=326#comment-15918 Yep, that's the sad truth - and what's even worse is that with online vendors of "art" soliciting original work for reproduction from young working artist in return for either some sad menial amount of $ or store credit, there is little hope of the art market for anyone sans the very famous artists...glad I chose painting for my master's degree - it's too bad I cant submit designs for palatable hotel or even embassy art in return for US Dept of Education credits toward my loan payments :P Yep, that’s the sad truth – and what’s even worse is that with online vendors of “art” soliciting original work for reproduction from young working artist in return for either some sad menial amount of $ or store credit, there is little hope of the art market for anyone sans the very famous artists…glad I chose painting for my master’s degree – it’s too bad I cant submit designs for palatable hotel or even embassy art in return for US Dept of Education credits toward my loan payments :P

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