As a consultant, one always has to keep in mind how several factors affect the decision making in art. The law side of art has always been in my mind a tricky subject because in the end who does art really belong to? Is it the artist and their family, the buyer, the own who discovers an art work, or the public? Then, getting even more complicated is how does this change the meaning of art when appropriation is introduced? In business, this can lead to expensive and messy litigation. Take the Shepard Fairey and Associated Press example with 'art' for the recent President Barack Obama campaign.
The basis of this case is the Associated Press photographer Mannie Garcia took a picture of Obama during one of his speeches for the campaign and it is for AP. Then, a street artists Shepard Fairey also known for the Obey phenomenon adapted the AP photograph to create a HOPE poster of Obama that everyone learned to recognize so well.
He has been arrested at least 14 times!
More information on the variety of events surrounding Shepard Fairey can be seen on a quick search MutualArt.com
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