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A Creative Guide to Copying Impressionist Art
In their infinite wisdom, OM has declared that directly copying a work of art constitutes a creative act. Here, then, is my humble contribution to their indefatigable efforts at promoting creativity.
- The problem states you must copy the work exactly. It does not say which side. Copy the back of the work.
- Copy the work exactly as it would appear to a:
- color-blind person
- bee (which can see colors we cannot)
- dyslexic
- blind person (drape a big black sheet in front of the judges for this. Do your entire skit behind it)
- nearsighted person
- Martian
- computer (a stream of 0s and 1s. Or to be more literal, hook a judge up to an electric circuit, and apply the appropriate voltages for 0s and 1s.)
- drunk. Bring a real drunk to the competition to testify that yes, that is how the original artwork appeared to him.
- person who hates Impressionism. (hang a piece of garbage on the wall)
- OM problem writer
- Cubist
- investor (hang dollar bills on the wall)
- The problem does not say you have to reproduce the finished work. Make a reproduction of the work as it looked before any paint was applied.
- Steal the original. Use it in competition. See if you get full score.
