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Copycat Te Tuhi Pre-Visit / Lesson 4: Original and Copy Image: http://www.lol-site.com/funny-dog-pictures/copycat/

Welcome to Copycat During this lesson we will be exploring… Original and Copy Image: http://thenextweb.com/au/2010/06/11/startup-lessons-learned-the-pitfalls-of-copycat-marketing/

So lets explore what an ‘original’ looks like and what it means to ‘copy’… Image: http://onetrickyblonde.blogspot.com/2010/12/mona-lisa-distortions.html

The word copy means something trying to look exactly like another The word original means something that is first, something not copied from The word copy means something trying to look exactly like another Which one of these paintings is the original? Which is the copy? Why? Original Copy Image: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/mona-lisa-copy-gayle-bell.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

We have seen how a painting can be copied… But what other ways can we copy?

This person is using her body to move like the person in front of her… We can move like someone else… This person is using her body to move like the person in front of her… Image: http://another-jiya-story.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-you-again.html

We can pretend to sound like something else… This girl is using a wooden call to attract small birds from the rainforest She is copying the sound of the birds chirp Image: http://www.sharingnature.com/flow-learning/flow-learning-chart.php Image: http://blog.pearltrees.com/?p=1450

We can dress like someone else… Louis is dressed like the King of rock and roll Elvis Presley… He has copied the appearance of Elvis Presley… Image: http://www.elvis4uk.co.uk/elvis_lookalike.html

We can make copies of objects… Big companies make exact copies of their products… This is because many people around the world want exactly the same thing… How many of us know someone who has the same thing you have? Image: http://www.top.com/index.php?words=ps3&color=black&brand=sony http://www.la-grande-oreille.com/ http://www.fabcars.co.nz/

But what happens if we change or personalise something?

These 3 cars look exactly the same so they are copies… But if we personalise or change one car and make it different from the others is this still a copy? Or has it become an original?

By personalising something we can make it different or original…

Personalising something can reflect who you are… Because we are individual we tend to personalise things differently… This can show through some of the things we do…

If we all tried to paint the same thing… We would see differences between our paintings This is because our individuality can show through the art we make What differences between these paintings can you see? Image: http://www.pinestreetartworks.com/artists/?artist=paint_by_number http://fineartamerica.com/featured/mona-lisa-copy-gayle-bell.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mona_Lisa_(copy,_Thalwil,_Switzerland).JPG

If we were asked to make exactly the same colour… Our individuality may shine through… and we may end up with different shades of colour Image: http://blog.fashionchat.info/2007/09/28/key-colours-autumn-2007-winter-2008/

If we were asked to all draw the same thing… Would our drawings be different or exactly the same? Do these drawings look exactly the same? Or are they slightly different? Why?

So copying something by hand is very difficult because our individuality sometimes shines through…

Let’s reflect on what we So ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’ can be have learnt so far… So ‘Original’ and ‘Copy’ can be any of these things

So what have we learnt so far? Original… Means something that is first and not copied from A copy can become an original if we personalise it Copy… Means making something look exactly the same as another Can happen through body movement, sound and appearance Image: http://grandcentralacademy.blogspot.com/2009/01/president-obama.html

Now that we have learnt about ‘orignal’ and ‘copy’, here is an exercise you can try… Using your ‘symbols’ made in the previous exercise, create drawing of one symbol Copy your drawing by doing another drawing Then swap one drawing with a classmate and copy their drawing, then swap back By the end of this exercise everyone should have 3 drawings of the same symbol Compare each drawing with one another and discuss the differences between them

We look forward to having you all here Heather Straka The Asian at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts We look forward to having you all here Here is a glimps of the show you will see during your visit End of lesson