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On the whole and for the most part, yes. It has been known for people to post others' work, though: I wouldn't, for one, want to see it happen too often, it defeats the purpose of the Gallery. Not only that - work gets shunted off the front page so quickly, that at least let it be our own work for the mahority of the time.
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Just to make it clear that I am not suggesting that I have 'ownership' of that view of Padley Gorge, quite the contrary as that would be absurd. It just seems an incredible coincidence that a view of gorge so similar to the one I painted would appear as a TALP prizewinner.
I wonder if some other artists might see a painting that indeed anyone has posted on the gallery and be, shall we say, 'inspired' to go along and paint their own version. I also wonder if anyone entering TALP competitions is required to submit their source material in the form of photographs/sketches.
As it happens, I rather admire the colours the prizewinner has used but am unsure if I like the execution of the painting. However, what do I know? The painting itself could be more impressive than what we can view online.
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Difficult, this - I have always tried to work from my own sketches and photographs; if I've used someone else's, I always ask for permission and acknowledge. I noticed though that a painting I did a short while ago - of Carisbrooke Castle keep, as it happens - from my own photograph and sketch, bore a strong resemblance to someone else's photograph. There were differences, but then, if you'd tried to disguise the origin, there would be, wouldn't there....? I wasn't challenged about it; and of course I could provide my originals if I were to be; but I had this strange sense of guilt; which was - rather weird. Perhaps I'm just cursed with a guilty conscience.
To come down to cases - I don't even know which is which from the two images posted above; I hadn't looked at the prize winners' page - and I'm not about to tread on the thin ice of comparing one against the other. I hope it's the case that this is just two different artists, in the same place, seeing much the same thing but representing it in their own original way. I do prefer one to the other, but no - I'm not saying which.
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To be honest, I’m not seeing any great similarities between the two images! Yes, there’s a forked tree used as a focal point… but it isn’t exactly the same shape!
They are both totally different styles, and I would never have made the connection - let’s move on…
To imply or infer that the TALP winner either used or copied elements from the first image is absurd in my opinion!
Quote: ‘I also wonder if anyone entering TALP competitions is required to submit their source material in the form of photographs/sketches’
The answer to this is no, they aren’t required to submit any preparatory work/photos etc. it isn’t deemed necessary by the judges!
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To be honest, I’m not seeing any great similarities between the two images! Yes, there’s a forked tree used as a focal point… but it isn’t exactly the same shape! They are both totally different styles, and I would never have made the connection - let’s move on… To imply or infer that the TALP winner either used or copied elements from the first image is absurd in my opinion! Quote: ‘I also wonder if anyone entering TALP competitions is required to submit their source material in the form of photographs/sketches’ The answer to this is no, they aren’t required to submit any preparatory work/photos etc. it isn’t deemed necessary by the judges!
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Ok, I seem to have set the cat amongst the pigeons with my query!
To be clear, Alan, I wasn't asking whether anyone preferred my painting or that of the TALP winner, to me that is irrelevant and is of course subjective. It merely seemed to me quite a coincidence that I put my painting online and then, a few months later, a very similar view of the same site was awarded a TALP prize.
I don't believe my query either implied the winning artist either "used or copied elements" of my painting, and agree that surely would be absurd. The wording I used was "inspired", a big difference in my opinion.
I hope I understand the rules of copyright law but am not linking that issue to my query. My query was not aimed at raising anyone's hackles or sensitivities and I am sorry if it has been taken as that. Thank you for making the TALP competition rules crystal clear.
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Cordelia, in a similar situation I would have felt a " shiver". This happens in music for example...two or three chords seem the same. What I can say is I like your " contemporary " version. If it happened to me I would feel strange about it....I can see it ' s from a similar viewpoint but expressed in a different way.
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