Photoshop and Photmontage- Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters, born 1887, was known as a master of collages. He used scraps of paper to create interesting pieces which included cuttings from newspapers, posters and advertisements.

I find most of Schwitters work fascinating and he managed to incorporate a message wich was particularly relevant at the time- he was involved with the Dada movement. In this sense, politics begins to play a part in art which heavily influenced the style and format. 

From a design point of view, I think that all the scraps have been carefully placed to create and effective final image and the colours give a certain dark mood.

I think his work is similar to collage rather than photomontage, although, I still think that there are certain aspects from photomontage.