Sunday, August 5, 2007

Thrice Distilled

"Peggy", an interesting piece by Matt Bilfield, is derivative of Lichtenstein, Pop artist extraordinaire,
who likewise derived his earlier art from, who else?
Cartoonists, that's who.
So....given that premise of originality, why shouldn't we simply go to the source and find the greatest cartoonists and put them in the Met? Maybe because these derivative pieces are produced outside of the genre, detached, informed. Heck, let's show 'em all.