It's happened all the time throughout history - as either contemporary "from
the workshop of" -- or subsequent forgeries or homages.
Especially in Asia -- where I don't think there's ever been a distinction made
between forgery and homage.
Regarding Shakespeare -- Kurosawa does a pretty good variation on MacBeth with
"Throne of Blood" -- and Chinua Achebe does something Shakespearean, though
not, perhaps, after specific plays.
In music -- the homages go on and on (since it's a successful marketing
strategy)--my favorite being "Rosenkavalier" - the Mozartean opera by Richard
Strauss.("he maintains Mozartean lightness and elegance" etc etc)
And believe me -- a spin-off of those African heads you showed could be
successfully created by art students anywhere in the world -- but don't take
my word for it -- let's raise the funds for my research project!
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Derek wrote:
Imagine being asked to 'duplicate the qualities (without making an
exact copy) which one thinks are important to those who cherish' say
'King Lear'. To begin with, how would one even know what qualities
are in question (sicne they are apparently 'cherished' by others)? And
second how would you replicate the 'qualities' of King Lear - or any
work of art - without replicating the work? What else would do it?
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