This image shows a famous example of
minimalism, an art style where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features and core self expression. The picture features a famous example of the style by
Dan Flavin, a 20th century American artist.
This should be a featured picture because it is sharp, clear, eye-catching, good resolution, and appealing to viewers with interest in art.
Comment ARe we cleared on copyrights on this image? Lots of artists have claimed that photographs of their works are considered derivative works of the original artistic work, requiring permission from the copyright holder or else falling into fair use. We can't have fair use for a FP, so we need permission from the artist or whoever holds the copyright in the work. Also, the picture itself isn't that hot: kind of blurry at full res.
Night Gyr (
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05:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply
The artist is dead and this file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. Therefore, it is ok to use it as a Featured Picture. And the picture is not blurry at 1000px which is a requirement for featured pictures. --
GoOdCoNtEnT05:55, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply
The artist being dead doesn't means much. Different countries have different regulations, but a good rule of thumb seems to be that copyright expires 70 years after the death of the artist. The license of the photo does not supersede the copyright of the installation, I suspect it is thus wrongly licensed. --
Dschwen07:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply
A better rule of thumb is that copyright expires X years after the death of the artist, where X is the number of years since Walt Disney died.
Stevage14:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply
Hahaha, would be even funnier if it weren't so true. But I guess in this case you mean copyright expires after X+1 years ;-) --
Dschwen15:25, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply
Strong oppose - Not interesting, wierd for the sake of wierd. I know it illustrates a real form of art, but this is not an example of wikipedia's best work.
HighInBC23:06, 16 August 2006 (UTC)reply