She posted side-by-side images of four nearly identical designs, writing: “Over the past year, @zara has been copying my artwork … I had my lawyer contact Zara and they literally said I have no base because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter.” A photo posted by Tuesday Bassen (@tuesdaybassen) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:57pm PDT While an investigation is ongoing according to Zara’s parent company Inditex, the site ShopArtTheft.com, created by designer Adam J. Kurtz following the blow-up, shows the scale of the problem. Here are 5 other independent artists you can support instead of Zara. Adam JK Who He Is: Adam J. Kurtz is a graphic designer with a background in advertising and media.
