All Creative Work Is Derivative (аниматор - Nina Paley, создатель “Sita sings the Blues“)

Our second “Minute Meme,“ illustrating how all creative work builds on what came before. Photographed and animated by Nina Paley. Music by Todd Michaelsen (“Sita’s String Theory,“ a Bonus Track on the soon-to-be-released Sita Sings the Blues soundtrack CD!). Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. More information at High-res and Ogg versions at