Appropriation

Appropriation, or "the taking for ones own use" has become wildly popular in modern society.  Taking a popular advertisement or political poster, for example, and twisting it into something satirical or negative, is something a lot of artists are taking too.  Here is an example.

This particular appropriation is poking fun at President Obama's "Change" campaign.  A lot of artists have used this campaign for their own pleasure.  This one I find rather funny.  While many may consider it copying someone else's ideas, it is effective at getting the point across.

I tried my hand at an appropriation.  I took Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and made a advertisement for a butter company.  Here it is...