someone basing work on me

LegacyUser

i dont want to say too much about what it is but i think a friend of a friend is basing an art piece on me. the piece isnt flattering. i have personal problems and feel like he is taking them out of context. am i right to feel annoyed?

Neyite

Its hard to say without further information (which you dont have to provide here by the way), but creativity takes its inspiration from everything and anything, and the end product could end up having no connection to you whatsoever.

If you feel though, that you might be identifiable by the art piece, then I do think that you should say something to the person.

endacl

matetwa wrote: »

i dont want to say too much about what it is but i think a friend of a friend is basing an art piece on me. the piece isnt flattering. i have personal problems and feel like he is taking them out of context. am i right to feel annoyed?

Whether or not you're 'right' to be annoyed is immaterial. You are. If your friend is basing a piece on some aspect of either your personality or physicality, they are expressing a perspective and an opinion. They are communicating something to you that you find upsetting, and you should address this fact with your friend, who really should give you a sympathetic listening. This has brought something up for you, and you could take the friends action to be the opening of a conversation. Who knows? Maybe you could both learn from this? Telling us probably won't help, but I hope my comment does.

LegacyUser

i cant really say online but its a couple of different pieces. wish i could say more. ive found it more since. it makes me look lik an idiot. i feel its mocking in a sort of childish way.

endacl

Its really none of our business. Don't say more if you don't want to. I really think your friend is the person to approach with this though.

LegacyUser

op you should absolutely talk to your friend about how you feel.

the fact that they're taking whatever issues you have out of context isn't a very nice thing to do, especially if you feel you're being portrayed in a bad light for the sake of their ''art''. talk to them and explain it like you've explained here, they may gotten carried away and not even noticed what direction whatever they're making has taken.

good luck with it. x

LegacyUser

i had a coversation with him about something not really personal and he asked me about it. then he worked that in too. as if he is profiling me or analysing me

December2012

Have you straight up asked him if he is doing this?

Big Bag of Chips

OP, is it possible that you recognise yourself in the piece because of the conversations you've had with him, but others wouldn't have a clue it's "you" - or is it very clearly and very obviously about you, and anyone will be able to recognise you from the piece?

I know a few artists, and I can't think of one of them who would use their art to "mock" someone else. And even though you think it is not a flattering piece, I know that unless I see a perfect, mellow, oil painting, that I know exactly what it is I don't "get" art, and think a lot of it is "weird" looking (sorry artists!!) But the artist and people who do "know" understand it better.

If it is upsetting you though, you definitely do need to say something to him. The worst thing that can come out of it is, he will know you are upset by it, and he can talk you through the piece and what he's trying to do with it.