Originality

all look similar, no two snowflakes are the same in structure and individual beauty. Everyone is designed to have specific qualities that allow them to differentiate themselves from others, this originality and uniqueness are what makes the world a bearable place to live in. When examining my originality, it is often challenging to pinpoint one specific quirk that makes me genuinely different from others similar to me. As a young black woman, I share a common ancestral bond with other black…

Originality is the ability to be able to or to think independently and creatively. We often have the mind set that originality is exactly as it is defined, but that is a misconception due to the use of others work contributing to our own. We are taught to believe that when constructing our own work, we are supposed to come up with every single idea or piece that goes into it. If not, we were threatened by the word plagiarism. Our generation knows plagiarism as the ultimate sin in the world of…

primary qualities in life were originality and genius. An original person is one who is independent of all others and is unique in all that they do, and someone who displays genius is unusually intelligent and creative. In “Genius and Originality”, Mill suggests that these qualities are indispensable in society since they prevent life and knowledge from becoming static, and without them, society cannot progress. He proposes that conformity is preventing genius and originality from flourishing,…

Rosalind Krauss, Originality of the Avante-Garde " Originality of the Avante-Garde" - the most famous book of Krauss - is a collection of essays written and published primarily in the 1980s. In them, Krauss analyzes the most varied stories of the history of art modernism - from Duchamp and Giacometti to Sol Levitt and Ellsworth Kelly. However, examining the art of the twentieth century, she constantly calls into question the very position of the researcher, the conceptual framework in which…

art eras accusing them of coping one another, doubting the originality of “avant-garde” work. The question of originality in art is one that has is the main issue of the essay; perhaps it is most accurate to say that she has pushed the way thinking of art in another direction. Krauss, however, using the three examples of Rodin’s sculpture, Monet’s painting, and the widespread use of the grid in modern painting, essentially stating; originality is not found anymore. Krauss writes, “What would it…

reassessment of the relationship between physical process and meaning and a review of the placement of the copy in sculpture. A key feature of historical understanding between the relationship of the physical process and meaning is the concept of originality. Since sculpture is a three dimensional, physical object that can be…

whatever you are selling, whether it be physical products or intangible concepts, and the design must make your product entertaining without being so outlandish that the audience feels out of their depth, thus rejecting it entirely. As a result, originality is a scarce commodity. What could once be perceived as inspiration has led to more drastic measures of competitive plagiarism, sparking new laws of copyright and ownership. This is not to suggest plagiarism is a recent development in human…

The first case of Designers Guild v Russell Williams9 looked at originality as the contribution of the author 's skill and labour. The New Zealand courts also adopted this reasoning of originality. The Supreme Court in Henkel v Holdfast New Zealand10 helped define what originality. To be original it does not mean novelty but the product of the work has to have stemmed from the author, while at the same time incurred some…

stand out as a poet. Jane Hirshfield says “a good poem draws on the originality hidden at language-making’s core and also replenishes that originality. It flenses the dulling familiarity from words, allowing them to gleam as they did when first made” (Hirshfield, 35). This statement…

by touch”, however, it does not say how long it needs to stay in that form (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Copyrighting a design of the cake is similar to trying to copyright a creation of a snowman- it will not last very long. The uncertainty of originality and of the fixation makes copyrightability of Goldman’s cake questionable. On the other hand, Goldman may argue that even if the patriotic elements included in the decoration of the cake’s design are not original, the arrangement of those…