이슈 [Exclusive] German Painter Friedrich Kunas Faces Allegations of Similarity to Korean Photographer’s Work

[VEGAN NEWS = Reporter Park Minsu] A new painting by German artist Friedrich Kunas has drawn attention for its striking similarity to the work of Korean photographer Kyungho Lee. Kunas’s painting, We Can’t Afford To Stay The Same (2025), is being compared to Lee’s photograph Memories (2022), with critics pointing out that the two works share nearly identical composition, colors, and subject placement. Lee stated, “Memories is an artwork I created by reinterpreting an original photograph I personally took in 2021 using Photoshop. Both the original file and the edited version belong to me, and I

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• 2025-11-11 02:37