内容简介
Inthedigitalage,theoriginalmeaningofcutandpastehasbeenreplacedwithafewclicksofamouse,whichhasleadtoalotofcomputergeneratedworkwhichlooksderivativeandunimaginative.Inresponsetothis,creativeshavereturnedtousingmoretraditionalmethodsofmakingimages.Therehasbeenaresurgenceofdrawingandillustrationandcollagehasrecentlybeenrediscovered.Collageisthenextstep,thenaturalprogressionofillustration,asitcombinesdrawingwiththeothermediums.Itisthefusingofmethodsthatmakesforanewlanguage.Increasingly,collageisbeingusedinads,magazineeditorials,fashionspreads,streetart,albumcovers,animationandwebsites:fromthePradaMenswearSpringSummer09invitation(Milan)totheeditorialofButtMagazine,fromBrahmabeerpostercampaignsfeaturingtheworkofBrazilianartistssuchasSpetoandGigatopostersfortheTateGallery.Thesurrealjuxtapositionofimagesprovokesthought,humourandunderstanding,two-dimensionalimagesbecomethree.