I choose to copy an image by Andy Warhol of a skull. Warhol's works are some of the most widely produced and copied images today. By choosing a piece of Warhol's to recreate, I am following many who have recreated his work or emulated his style. Because Warhol's works are so widely copied and reproduced do they lose any value? An original Warhol will sell for millions of dollars, and yet, any one can go buy a cheap poster that is a reproduction of his work. While the original piece has, what Benjamin would call, the "aura," reproductions help art become accessible to the greater masses. A copy of a work of art, then, does not diminish from the original, but adds to it. By making art a thing of the masses rather than the elite the intended message or meaning of a piece of art can reach a wider audience, but the original still holds greater value and meaning. Art is meant to be seen, not meant to be hidden away in homes or museums, and modern technology allows art to be everywhere, and to enter into new realms.
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