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Visual Literacy and Plagiarism

A guide to visual literacy and plagiarism for the Ringling College community.

Homage

Homage means "to give or pay tribute" (Oxford English Dictionary)​. In design, one would use a work from a previous creator, then using one's own style to create something new. One must be clear in interpretation of the original and not just a copy of the original, showing a degree of transformation. Colin Ruffell, UK artist and Past Master of the Guild, suggests sticking to the 'old dead masters' to pay homage.

 

Examples of Homage:
Goya. Saturn Devouring His Son. 1820-1823
Francisco de Goya, Saturn Devouring His Children, 1819-1823. Oil on canvas, 146 x 83 cm, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/saturn/18110a75-b0e7-430c-bc73-2a4d55893bd6.
Gabriel Navar. App for Extreme Times. 2012
Gabriel Navar, app for extreme times, 2012. Acrylic, oil, ink, and pencils on paper, 24 x 18 in. http://gabrielnavar.com/homages.htm.
Wright, Frank Lloyd and Eddie Oribin, Architects, David Apri, photographer. Robie House, University of Chicago, IL, 1910.
Wright, Frank Lloyd and Eddie Oribin, Architects, David Apri, photographer. Robie House, University of Chicago, IL, 1910. https://www.flickr.com/photos/darpi/212323100.
Stephen Jaskowiak, architect, West Studio Architects, photograph.  Harmonic Winds, Geneva, IL, 2016.
Stephen Jaskowiak, architect, West Studio Architects, photograph. Harmonic Winds, Geneva, IL, 2016. https://www.flickr.com/photos/148635083@N05/32582215424.