i follow all kinds of art blogs and sites on my google reader...from gig posters, urban contemporary art, handmade prints, to crafts, vinyl toys, design and anything in between. sometimes i scroll through them mighty fast until something catches my eye. but what happens to the words in bold, photographs and all the artwork i bypass?
i'm quite convinced that they must somehow be stored on the right side of my noggin' and occasionally, i subconsciously lay them down in another form, with my own twist and interpretation.
so when they say "great minds think alike" is it because we're all subliminally, stealthily "stealing" from others with what our minds have already seen? (wait a minute, i've seen this in a movie! -__- i think it's called inception. d'oh!) alright well... this concept should be made into a movie. and if you read this and do turn it into a movie, i'd like to see my name scroll up on the credits! then again, i think i'm going to write a screenplay now...and hope that no one will come up to me w/ this same exact idea and say, "after all, great minds think alike." o_O
point is, make sure you're original. even if your concept ends up being in the liking of someone else's idea, knowing you came up with it all on your own clears your conscience as an artist, as an individual, and your reputation. protecting and being honest in all three, i believe, is a great key to success.
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