Plagiarism Homage or Parody Homage a reference within

Plagiarism, Homage or Parody?

Homage • a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist 1925, Aleksandr Rodchenko, “BOOKS”

Examples from posterpage. ch

Homage? 1934, Herbert Matter, Schweiz 1984, Paula Scher, Swatch

Parody • is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, by means of humorous imitation

1942, J. Howard Miller, We can do it! (Rosie the riveteer) 2006, Mica Wright, Up yours, Bush! 2008, "Boise. Noise", Yes we can 2009, Sepideh Riahi, We can do it!

1959, Viggo Vagnby 2009, Camilla Brodersen

http: //www. posterpage. ch/exhib/ex 216 oba. htm

Plagiarism • use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work

Left: “Awesome Merchandise” by Combination 13 Top: Ripoff by Janeandjoe Save BBC 6 Music campaign Source: http: //youthoughtwewouldntnotice. com/blog 3/? p=5817

From L to R: Plan B Ad Agency, Blooming Color, and Plan B LLC in Dubai. Ad agency in Chicago, Plan B / suburban Chicago printing company called Blooming Color / a company out of Dubai http: //youthoughtwewouldntnotice. com/blog 3/? p=5764

Left: Wozzeck (Jan lenica, 1964); Right: “Modern Dog”, by Sara Thompson, trying to represent the "style of Shogo Ota"

Where would you draw the line?

Give credit

Left: Peace, Luba Lukova, 2001 Right: book cover by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich, 2009

Plagiarism, Homage or Parody? i-clicker question: a)Homage – referencing but still unique? b)Parody – mock or comment on? c)Plagiarism - copy d)No relationship e)Not sure

How about this? i-clicker question: a)Homage – referencing but still unique? b)Parody – mock or comment on? c)Plagiarism - copy d)No relationship e)Not sure

How about this? i-clicker question: a)Homage – referencing but still unique? b)Parody – mock or comment on? c)Plagiarism - copy d)No relationship e)Not sure Paula Scher

Or this? i-clicker question: a)Homage – referencing but still unique? b)Parody – mock or comment on? c)Plagiarism - copy d)No relationship e)Not sure

Or this? i-clicker question: a)Homage – referencing but still unique? b)Parody – mock or comment on? c)Plagiarism - copy d)Original artwork e)Not sure

Milton Glaser http: //www. ted. com/talks/lang/en/milton_gl aser_on_using_design_to_make_ideas_ne w. html

Sources: • Posterpage. ch http: //www. posterpage. ch/exhib/ex 199 dej. htm • You thought we wouldn’t notice- Blog http: //youthoughtwewouldntnotice. com • Suggested “best practices” for using the artwork of others http: //www. docspopuli. org/articles/Recycling. Art. html

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