INTRODUCTION Discuss how appropriation relates to postmodern artists.– How they find their identity• Introduces key artists.• A statement identifying my chosen practitioners and characteristics postmodern ideas that are evident in their work. • A statement that highlights why the works of practitioners are relevant to postmodernism. • An overview of the key authorities, their publications and 3 key arguments (main points of difference and similarity between the artists) that will be elaborated in the essay. • Different perspectives among various researchers' Copying, reinterpreting, citing, and translating are all terms that have been used as alternative descriptions for the phenomenon known as “appropriation,” the action of taking or using something without legal authority or right. This practice often involves borrowing, imitation or even theft, and is highly contested and criticized in the contemporary art world" (Gorman, C 2013, p. 215). From Masami Teraoka and Yasumasa Morimura, these contemporary artists describe appropriation in their art with various concepts.B1 – HISTORICAL / CULTURAL INFLUENCE OF APPROPRIATIONHow these influence the art movement and artists.• The effect of globalization on appropriation• Acculturation studiesi) First and Second World Warii) Colonialismiii) Globalization - ConsumerismDefine what appropriation means when applied to works. And make a general statement about how or why the two artists use appropriation. • Research from different perspectives It was a small genre of art, but now this concept represents value postmodern. Throughout history, postmodern appropriation brings with it various aspects such as cultural appropriation and gend...... half of the document ......6-269, retrieved April 13, 2014 from http: //mind.oxfordjournals.org .libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/content/119/473/266List of imagesFig. 1 Masami Teraoka 31 Flavors Invading Japan / Today's Special (1982)Source: MASAMI TERAOKA, retrieved April 13, 2014 from http://www.masamiteraoka.com/print.htmlFig. 2 Masami Teraoka McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan (1982) Source: MASAMI TERAOKA, retrieved April 13, 2014 from http://www.masamiteraoka.com/print.htmlFig. 3 Self-Portrait of Yasumasa Morimura - After Marilyn Monroe (1996)Source: London Contemporary Art Gallery, retrieved on 14 April 2014 from http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/yasumasa_morimura_marilyn_monroe1.htmFig. 4 Marilyn Monroe Wallpaper 2907 (1925-62) Source: HDWS, retrieved April 14, 2014 from http://hdwallsource.com/marilyn-monroe-wallpaper-2907.html