Hi,
I’m submitting a photography supplement and one of my photographs is half my creation and the other half is clearly someone else’s–it’s a portrait of a famous designer and then I’ve mimicked in my image. Mine doesn’t make sense if it stands alone, so I need to use this other person’s image.
However, there’s no where where I can attribute the piece to this other artist–so am I plagiarizing? Should I take it out of my supplement???
No, this is not plagiarizing. There is a place for additional information on the common application. Use that space to provide the information you need to. It’s the good faith effort that counts here. Many artists rif on the work of other artists. So long as you give credit to your sources, you should be fine.
Agreed. Plagiarizing is when you present someone else’s work as your own. If you cite their work as theirs, you are good. A bigger question is if the work is copyrighted and thus requires you to have permission to have used it.
Even if it’s copyrighted, this sounds like fair use. I don’t think OP need worry.
If it’s copyrighted, you can’t use it.
Did the artist give explicit permission to use their work in a piece you are representing as your own?
Would your piece stand on it’s own without the outside work?
@server456 Nothing you will get in trouble for
Ignore blanket statements like @JustOneDad, It’s far more nuanced than that, Here’s a good guide from Stanford: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/
Thanks everyone. I ended up submitting it and unfortunately it is a visual arts supplement through the college’s own website so I didn’t have room to explain. I appreciate the link @AboutTheSame – per their guidelines I should be alright (hopefully!)