why is photomontage the most powerful form of graphic protest?

Question

im doing an essay and the question is
"Photomontage has been described as the most powerful form of graphic protest. Discuss with reference to the work of two photomontage practioners"

Answer 1

A photo montage can conflate a series of texts in a spurious common context and can be manipulated to produce an emotional response.

The posit for your essay is an true example of a statement that begs the question.

Answer 2

A photo montage is a nice technique of conveying an idea over many photos, but I would not say that is it the most powerful form. Collages, single images, motion picture, special effects images etc... all have the ability to be as strong if not stronger as a graphical protest. I mean really, it would all depend on the images in the montage.

If you are getting this question from a book, I think you need to pass your test and see what your book says. Then remember, making an absolute statement like "the most powerful" is not a valid statement in regard to ANY art form under any conditions. Any one type or technique of photography has the ability to be very powerful, don't limit yourself to a fallacious argument or statement from a book.

Answer 3

Gustav Klutsis and Valentina Kulagina, created powerful photo-montage art for the Soviet Government. David Hockney is a living artist who has created his, "Joiners", in both still photographic and cinematic sequences. Photo-montage takes people outside their normal frame of viewing reference, stretching time across still photographs, and it is also the basis of cinema, see the work of Eisenstein the Russian Director. Most people mistakenly think of cinematic film as a long strip rather like a brick wall. It is a series of images each mounted over the previous one, a series of photo-montages.

Answer 4

In my opinion, since photography is a strong and direct method for doing realistic artwork and capturing the moment, and photomanipulation would be a good example of graphic protest. You may come up with examples from pop art or pin up artists.

Answer 5

It isn't. A single dramatic photo is. Have you seen the picture of the Saigon police chief executing the Viet Cong?

Answer 6

Why do you ask questions that contain assumptions that are not neccessarily valid, and ask them in a form that suggests that the assumption is common knowledge?