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January 28, 2018
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| He liked to see paintings, especially Western oil paintings like Monet, Picasso, Degas, Renoir. He never missed going to the city museum when those types of exhibitions were held. He also went to the neighboring cities, sometimes to the capital city of the country to see those. But even so, the chances to see these exhibitions were limited, so sometimes he would go to Europe or America to see various museums and special exhibitions as long as his budget and time allowed. When he went to the Louvre Museum, he was surprised that the visitors were allowed to take pictures of the paintings. He came to realize that many museums in Europe and America allowed people to take pictures of the artwork. Usually, artwork which passed 50 years lose their copyright. Maybe museums felt that it was a good thing for visitors to take pictures and enjoy them later with their families or friends. But he thought about something different. He could take pictures of the paintings and print them about the size of the original. Then he could enjoy them every day. So he bought the most expensive Nikon camera  with a 50mm, F1.2 lens. The 50 mm focus length has the same perspective as the human eye. The F1.2 can get the brightest images and finest resolution. He used positive film for slides which could get more precise pictures than negative film. He started to go abroad and take pictures in the museums. After returning, he would print them in their original sizes. He put them in old wooden frames that he bought at antique shops. It became his routine to look at Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Goya, Millet, Sisley, Matisse, etc. every day at his house. Some of his friends laughed at him saying that to buy the posters in the museums would be far more cheaper than doing all of it himself. Although the museum posters had a certain quality, he thought that his pictures had deeper colors and they reproduced the complexity of the picture more efficiently. Several years had passed. Digital cameras were invented. He bought a high quality digital camera. Luckily he could use his old lenses for his new camera. He set the biggest pixels for each picture on his camera. His picture collections increased more and more. Several years had passed. One day when he was watching TV, he saw a 3-D printer cut some material out as the shape as was inputted. The results amazed him. Several years after seeing the 3-D printer on TV, he went to an exhibition of high tech industrial products. His purpose was to see the newest 3-D printer. An engineer demonstrated it. First, he took a couple of pictures of a book that was on the table. He sent the data of it to the computer and typed something. The 3-D printer started to cut some white material. After several minutes the material was cut out into the shape of the book. Then the 3-D printer started to color the material. The white thing started to appear like a real book little by little. It was like magic. After a couple of minutes, it was finished. The engineer picked it up and placed it next to the real book. He mischievously smiled and shuffled them. After shuffling, he asked a person in the crowds which book was the genuine one. The person couldn't say easily. He couldn't either. The engineer turned both of the books over to see which one of the two showed its white bottom. There was a big applause. He asked whether they sold this 3-D printer. A couple of months later he received the 3-D printer. He chose two pictures' date from his computer. When he had taken pictures of paintings at the museums, he took at least two pictures of each painting thinking about the possibility that the camera might be out of focus. When taking pictures of the same painting, humans naturally stand at a different place even just so slightly. It gives the pictures a different perspective. The software calculated them and could make the printings the same thickness as the originals. The printer's first job was 'Sunflowers' by Van Gogh. As it was printed, he shouted joyfully. It was just like the one that he had seen at the museum! His friends were amazed looking at his new series of paintings. He willingly invited his friends and neighbors, and the reputation of his artwork collection soon reached to a representative of his community. The representative came over to his house and asked him to borrow several copies for a community event at the community center. He agreed with the request with pleasure. There were many visitors from young to old enjoying his printings at the event. After the event, he allowed the printings to remain at the community hall. From other cities people started to come. Some schools made field trips to see them as an art class activity. One day, two city workers came and asked about the legality of this. He explained that each printing had the name of the painting and the museums' name, and the word 'printed'. In addition, he didn't get any money from the viewing. He explained, "If you use fake money, it is a crime. But if you make something fake, for example, a Louis Vuitton bag, faking itself isn't a crime. However, if you sell it, it becomes a crime." One of the worker said that the museums that had the originals have some rights, and they might inquire about this activity. They said, "The owner has rights to keep their property. For example, what if you take a picture of a person's garden and sell them? The garden itself doesn't have a copyright, but still the owner owns the right about its usage." He laughed, "I don't think these things would interfere with the big famous museums located in Europe. If they say something, I will think." The workers didn't come again. He replaced the printings regularly from hundreds in his collections. More and more people came. One old guy said to a TV reporter "I could die with this memory as a souvenir from Heaven." People who looked at his gallery started to go abroad to see the originals. After returning they said that they couldn't tell the difference between the paintings there and his printings. But, even so they were really satisfied with seeing the originals. He could understand their feelings. Several years had passed. Children who grew up looking at his paintings became adults. Some of them became painters. When he first had been to Europe and looked at paintings at the museums, he wondered why these great painters were born in the same era and same areas, the late nineteen century, in and around France. His conclusion was this: Those painters would look at each other painters' paintings and get influenced by each other. When they looked at others' good paintings, the momentum for their own creativity became overwhelming! Seeing is believing. |
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