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, "BoiseNoise", Yes we can

2009, Sepideh Riahi, We can do it!

1959, Viggo Vagnby 2009, Camilla Brodersen

http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.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 Combination13

Top: Ripoff by Janeandjoe Save BBC 6 Music campaign

Source: http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?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 Dubaihttp://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?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, 2001Right: 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 - copyd)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 - copyd)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 - copyd)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 - copyd)No relationship e)Not sure

Or this?

i-clicker question:a)Homage – referencing but still unique?b)Parody – mock or comment on?c)Plagiarism - copyd)Original artworke)Not sure

Milton Glaser

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/milton_glaser_on_using_design_to_make_ideas_new.html

Sources:• Posterpage.ch

http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex199dej/ex199dej.htm

• You thought we wouldn’t notice- Bloghttp://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com

• Suggested “best practices” for using the artwork of othershttp://www.docspopuli.org/articles/RecyclingArt.html

Fin