Before Wednesday night house dinner, we had a reception to welcome new art into the Rose House dining hall by Nicholas Carbonaro. While looking through the different pieces, I was fascinated by the lines and beautiful colors put together to create imagery. Examining the paintings up close was a much different experience than looking far away. Some of these art pieces were transferred onto shirts and presumably are sold in stores.

One thing that struck me was the process by which this might happen. I wondered what it might feel like for someone who produces art to have their pieces be put onto shirts and other objects to be sold. Is there something about the process of each individual piece that gives the art meaning? That is, if I paint an image on the canvas and that image is reproduced, is this reproduction somehow changing the art in such a significant way?  What about the process of marketing and selling of it? Does this diminish the integrity or meaning of the piece?