Beyoncé called out by Hajime Sorayama

[Emvee 7,584]

6 minutes ago, phantasmas said:

so its only ok when male artists use ur art...  ok

The Weeknd asked for permission.

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Honestly that’s probably why he’s on a high horse about this. The Weeknd (and possibly other artists?) set the precedent for him that he owns this imagery, so he was probably expecting the same protocol with Beyoncé. But we all know that’s now how Beyoncé’s team operates 

[Easy 5,235]

8 minutes ago, phantasmas said:

so its only ok when male artists use ur art...  ok

The Weeknd actually paid and credited her? I don’t think this is about gender

[LeafBug 7,219]

I didn’t know who Hajime Sorayama was but a Google search left me blown me away. Incredible art. 

Edited December 14, 2023 by Roronoa

[phantasmas 9,924]

13 minutes ago, Emvee said:

The Weeknd asked for permission.

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Honestly that’s probably why he’s on a high horse about this. The Weeknd (and possibly other artists?) set the precedent for him that he owns this imagery, so he was probably expecting the same protocol with Beyoncé. But we all know that’s now how Beyoncé’s team operates 

 

12 minutes ago, Easy said:

The Weeknd actually paid and credited her? I don’t think this is about gender

thanks for enlightening me but I will still hate on men whenever I can 

[Edonis 28,572]

Renaissance didn't really make much noise in Japan and the show never toured in that country, so Sorayama probably found out about the design from the tour film, which is why he's speaking up now. I do feel like it's bit of a mess that he's choosing to speak out re: homages since he's done that a lot in his career. BUT I can also imagine that he feels warranted to do so since copyright and derivative works are viewed differently in Japan than the rest of the world.  

[Guillaume Hamon 5,934]

12 hours ago, Nedster said:

No it's mainly his spikey headpiece which is a signature creation, and that was not there in the Metropolis robot

"Signature creation"? But aren't these stereotypical space helmets looks?

I mean futuristic/ robot/ space explorers looks are often mixed so imo Beyoncé simply served a quite basic sci-fi style and it's crazy someone can claimed it's his thing. 

Edited December 13, 2023 by Guillaume Hamon

[Guillaume Hamon 5,934]

On 12/12/2023 at 10:34 PM, River said:

oh god, it's not about being original or about the Metropolis movie, it's about the exact design of his work that she used without his permission even the nipples are identical

Actually the breastplates aren't the same. 

It's simply nipples in molding metal on Beyoncé.

Zendaya, Lupita N'yongo, Sidney Sweeney or Kim Kardashian were having it last year, before the Renaissance tour. If anything it's pretty generic and late at following trends, not anyone's signature design. 

Edited December 13, 2023 by Guillaume Hamon

[Luke78619 22,894]

I swear so many people have come for her this era with regards to copying or stealing their work  seem to remember people being mad about her interpolating or sampling their tracks on Renaissance without credits