:REWORK_RESEARCH [idris Khan]:

Another example of an artist that uses existing material in his work is a Birmingham born London based artist called Idris Khan. Again Khan could be argued in the copyright discussion but before you decide which side he falls under have a read of the below discription taken from www.victoria-miro.com….

‘Khan creates multi-layered photographs, often of appropriated art and books, in a way that both augments the aura of the original and reveals the idiosyncratic trace of his own hand. Khan's work explores the history of photography and literature, the beauty of repetition and the anxieties of authorship. "it's obviously not about re-photographing the photographs to make exact copies, but to intervene and bring a spectrum of feelings - warmth, humour, anxiety - to what might otherwise be considered cool aloof image. You can see the illusion of my hand in the layering. It looks like a drawing. It's not systematic or uniform. The opacity of every layer is a different fallible, human decision".’

Here are some examples of his work….


image taken from www.victoria-miro.com Copyright the artist


image taken from www.victoria-miro.com Copyright the artist


image taken from www.victoria-miro.com Copyright the artist

If a piece of work is different enough that the intended meaning is so far from the original does that deem copyright irrelevant? You decide…