So I work done 'in homage' to a work will neceessarily be one that
'duplicates the qualities' of that work?
I just have to write a homage to King Lear and I will have duplciated
its qualities?
DA
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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!
>
>
> *********************
>
> 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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