Art and Originality - Jeff Koons and Martin Sharp

Many post-modern artists have incorporated works of other artists for use in their own creations. However, this is not considered as "stealing" that artist's artwork by using it themselves in their own artwork, but is considered "appropriation". An artist who wishes to appropriate ones works does not just cut and paste the other artists work and claims it as his own, they show it in a new light by giving it new meaning away from …

…doing? Both Martin Sharp and Jeff Koons use appropriation that we can all relate to and recognize, to communicate their ideas to the audience, whether it be that beauty is ever lasting, or seeing the magnificence of every day common objects. They also both challenge the audience into thinking about what art is, especially Koons as he does not actually do any of the hands on work, and therefore are both challenging ideas about art.