When you have such a large
collaboration like crowdsourcing projects, you end up with a unique form of
art. It becomes this type of congealed, unidentifiable mode of expression that
spotlights no one, but resonates with everyone. Take the Johnny Cash tribute
for example. In order to make it work, everyone had parameters they had to work
within. But they were free to sketch whatever they chose. The participants can
look at the final product and feel a sense of pride, and also a sense of
sodality.
The main perk of crowdsourcing is the
influx of creative ideas. You’ll encounter many concepts that one person couldn’t
come up with on their own. However, the caveat is that the saturation of input
diminishes authorship. But crowdsourcing is all about collective expression.
I’m a narcissist, so I won’t be
doing a lot of crowdsourcing on my own initiative. But it would be stupid of me
to ignore the potential benefit crowdsourcing could have on my works.
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