Traditional artists despise all things remixed. Others say it's the absolute next phase for art. Where do you stand?

[Brooklyn Art Project]

Maybe Andy Warhol was right. Apply his factory model to today's web 2.0 and you've got something pretty interesting. That's what this site is all about, think of it as a giant sandbox that all the artists can play in.

[Thomas]

get re-mixy with it! But leave the identity of the artist intact. It is only fair, so people can find the work that inspired you.

[SEN ONE]

it's a catch 22. i totally agree with jonathan d. price's comments about theft. that sort of thing does happen unfortunately. that's the - side but the + side is you do get to collaborate with some very talented/original artists and have an opportunity to share resources too. so it all depends....its best to be safe to copyright your work to avoid any painstaking heartache. that's my 2 cents.

[Aaron Perkins]

I don't really like Andy Warhol, however, the collaborative aspects I think are the fundamentals of art. I look at it this way; steal, borrow, remix my art and it does not matter it will always be mine. I get angered when someone else makes money off of my work and here I am broke..I think this is where those lines are crossed and we as artist get bitter. However, this site is great and I want to know everyone, speak with everyone and do some awesome collaborations..Maybe we could have some great art battles or send collaborative drawings through the mail where everyone can have a section and mail it off to each other and finally post it here on the website.

[Jeff K.]

I think it's a wonderful idea. I remember when I first got into computers ('96-'97). I hung out on Usenet in the alt.surrealism newsgroup and there were about 6 or 7 artists that I used to pass images back and forth with doing essentially what the mashup group is doing here. Great fun to have a place dedicated to that. As far as theft or whatever, as long as someone is giving me credit (at least) for use, then I don't really have a problem. I think there's a line though. Usually it gets crossed when there's money involved. I think it depends on the amount of work that is mine vs. theirs also.