-My rendition of James Rosenquist's 'Waves' (1962)
Having spent a summer working in the Contemporary and Old Master Drawings and Prints Department of Sotheby's London, I came across many of Rosenquist's prints. I was (and still am!) amazed by how much people are willing to spend on a print or photograph issued in series.
Reproductions: 'Signifiers of Originals'
For those who do not visit museums on regular basis, reproductions are what constitute their exposure to 'high art' and culture. In our visually and aurally saturated age, the uniqueness of an an original work of art often lies in it being "the orignial of a reproduction" - to coin the phrase from John Berger. Its safe to assume for example that the frenzied swarm of tourists vying for a glance of the Mona Lisa, have encountered her before. Postcards, magazines, television and the internet have democratized high art, allowing it to be less fearsomely academic and readily accessible to all. The impediments have been removed. Culture is a free for all.
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