Authorship

 Authorship

 

Authorship refers to the originator of the work or artistic concept. It allows the artist to assert ownership and copyright over their art. Usually it’s beneficial for an artist to claim authorship, but there have been instances where artists have denied authorship of works that have been proven to be theirs. For example, Lucien Freud.

 

Freud denied authorship of his early work, “The man in the Black Cravat” which was verified as his in a BBC investigation. His rejection of the work allegedly resulted from a falling out with its owner. Many theories exist, for example, he wanted to increase the rarity value of his other works, he fell out with the owner, or because he wanted to disassociate himself from his earlier works.


Lucian Freud "Man in a Black Cravat"



Banksy is a unique example of authorship. Once verified by Banksy, everyone knows it has been done by him, except no one knows who Banksy is. This makes me wonder what authorship really means. Does it mean the audience knows exactly who created it, or that a selection of art works can be verified as being done by one specific person. How do we know Banksy is just one person, how do we know it’s not just a group of artists around the country working in the same style? Does this even matter? 



Banksy


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