Remix culture is defined as combining or editing existing artworks, films, comics and or any material on the web or at home. The culture is a culture where the public can do this to anything they wish they are free to add, change and interact with there culture. In this culture people have the freedom to produce remixes of new material based on already available material. A great example of remix is people using the painting the Mona Lisa by well known artist Leonardo Da Vinci’s and twisting and changing her face and body for peoples enjoyment.
I personally think there is a great idea behind what people are doing with this painting because everyone could recognize it when they see it. Making it easy and popular for people to have a little fun with even artists such as Banksy (image above), Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali have had fun doing there own remix’s of the painting. I was researching online and came across a fantastic blogger who has created a page dedicated to all remix’s of the famous Mona Lisa by well known artists and regulaur people like you and me. Here is a link to the blog have fun viewing J http://lunaticadesnuda.blogspot.com/2008/08/many-incarnations-of-mona-lisa.html
While we are on the topic of remix culture and the fun of it there are copy right laws and parody laws which stop us from this fun. Do I think that parody and satire is ok? Well yes I do after researching YouTube video parody clips I became instantly entertained and in hysterics I belief firmly they are doing no harm if not they are simply complimenting the director. After watching several parodies I suddenly had the urge to watch the original movie to finally see what was really going on in the scenes dissected and used as a parody. I guess in a sense though we may be hurting the original author by making fun of the scenes chosen for the parody but we need to lighten up and realise life is humorous and people are made fun of all the time. It doesn’t make it right but it happens so we need to lighten up and look on the bright side of life.
