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This is such a great idea. I would have never thought of this. Thank you!!!

As someone who makes their living as an artist, I am not a huge fan of people manipulating or altering someone else's artwork without their permission. Had the mother laid in the grass with her son (in a red dress perhaps) and reinterpreted the art, that would have been more personal (and less an infringement of copyright) but when you start photoshoping other's artwork, it should be a no-no.

I am not trying to break bad on the family in question. It is a sweet idea. Just trying to give an artist's perspective.

Kelly,
I see your point if they intend to sell it... but if they are just playing around for their own enjoyment, what's the harm?

In all fairness to the photographer, who also happens to make a living as an artist (painter/illustrator), he did only send the pic to a few close friends/family for fun. I asked him if I could post it because it was creative and showed his passion for his son and art in a clever way.

kellyblair,

As another artist, I have to respectfully say that I think you are taking this a bit too seriously. As people who produce work and then submit it to the public, artists must expect things of this sort to a certain extent. This man is not intending to use this shot for profit, he is not defacing the original work, and he is not presenting the idea as his own. In the spirit of the medium, he is using inspiration from a previous work (as so very many artists, professional or otherwise, have before him) and creating his own piece.
I think this is a great way to introduce art that this man admires not only to his son, but to friends, family, and other people who might not ever have seen this piece or heard of the artist before. The more exposure to culture, the better!

No I understand that this was just for personal use and that doesn't really bother me so much. I just wanted to bring up the copyright issue for those who may have never considered the artist behind the image. On sites such as Etsy (which I love by the way) I do occasionally see people take other people's artwork and hack them up for their own use in a way that the original piece is still recognizable yet the artist is not credited, and permission is not given.

Again, I am not trying to make any statements about this particular person who made the picture. But I have to disagree that the integrity of one's artwork shouldn't be taken seriously. I don't know many artists who allow others to manipulate their designs for whatever purpose. Sorry for stirring the pot.

I did my baby boy on the iconic bridge from Edvard Munch's Scream.

Unfortunately, I had to take a fair amount of LSD to replicate the shot; fortunately, the LSD helped me to overlook the fact that I do not yet have a baby boy.

it bothers me a little too. I think because altering Christina's World alters or dilutes the meaning and emotional thrust of the painting. Not something to get uptight about, but it does rub me the wrong way.