Art is either plagiarism or revolution. ‘“Paul Gauguin. What is your “art”? Is it plagiarism or revolution? ‘”Inspired by Kaitlyn Shen, Class of 2018

Tina Bohin
Professor
Writing Supplement
December 30, 2015
Art as Plagiarism and Revolution
Art is the creation of a pattern whose experience is visually enjoyed. The enjoyment by the viewer is derived from the recognition of the created pattern. “Also, art can be defined as the desire for human beings to express their reaction to their surrounding environment” as shown by (Archer 13). Poetry as a form of art can be expressed through many ideas and emotions. Poets have always used their words in an artistic manner to express their opinion on a variety of matters. For instance they have given their ideas concerning the social morality, they talk about political and economic issues in most cases the ones affecting the society during their time. Individuality in art means that the artist possesses skills to create an outstanding artwork that will allow them to be seen uniquely among other poets. With individuality, the artist is capable of handling circumstances they are not familiar with, meaning that the artist must be creative enough to create artwork that is drawn from a different environment than they are used to. In the case of poetry, one has to exude qualities that promote composition of quality poems that are relevant to society. My art is poetry it is a revolution since it’s a creativity that changes with time, it is also a plagiarism since it has to be created from something preexisting.
Poetry like any other Art is the creation of somet…