You would think that getting your work noticed by Lady Gaga might raise your profile somewhat.
It would, if Lady Gaga took the time to give you credit for your work.
[instagram_embedding url=”https://www.instagram.com/p/-A2yuMJFCb”]Love this artwork of Mr. March!! #AHS https://t.co/O6pFnXVr4a
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) November 13, 2015
It’s great that you love it, but how about giving the artist credit, Gaga. The photo you posted cropped out the artist’s watermark and you made no mention of her in your caption. Whether or not it was intentional, you deprived the artist of the benefit she could have gained by having your huge following see her work.
The painting of “Mr. March,” a character from the FX television series American Horror Story was created by Heather M. Morris whose amazing work can be seen at ThirtyArtSix.com.
https://twitter.com/HevArtScenic/status/665103162299273216
[instagram_embedding url=”https://www.instagram.com/p/9ys81IBc6Y/”]https://twitter.com/ar_mele/status/665113429313744896
https://twitter.com/HevArtScenic/status/665130648819093504
Heather shared the completed painting on Instagram as well as several shots of the work in progress.
[instagram_embedding url=”https://www.instagram.com/p/9MxhtYBcxL/”] [instagram_embedding url=”https://www.instagram.com/p/9RJb2sBc3W/”] [instagram_embedding url=”https://www.instagram.com/p/9WUPkBBc6e/”]How the image came to Lady Gaga’s attention is not clear, but Heather’s supporters called Gaga out on Twitter.
Hey @ladygaga do you like it when people steal your work? Give credit where it's due!! https://t.co/Ex6oGJUKIx
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 🦬 (@SooperMexican) November 13, 2015
.@ladygaga you should credit @HevArtScenic for that. She spent a lot of time on it
— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) November 13, 2015
@ladygaga You should credit @HevArtScenic for her painting
— Fesh @ 🏡 (@gonzofish) November 13, 2015
She should certainly give Heather credit and there’s nothing stopping her from doing it. Hopefully she will do the right thing.
It happens all the time. Artists, musicians, videographers and other creatives share their work online in order to publicize it only to have it reused by someone else who doesn’t give them credit. Some people steal things outright, others are perhaps well intentioned but confused about how social media works.
(hat tip Matt Dawson, @StRPh)
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