- Find two examples of political photomontages that are either from a historical or contemporary source.
- Discuss in what context they have been produced and how effective you think they communicate their intended message.
- Discuss the techniques that have been used to assemble the examples you have chosen and offer alternative ways that the artist could have put over the same message.
Benetton
This photo shows president Obama kissing another political leader. this is obviously not real but is trying to make fun of the fact that he is accused of being gay because of the laws that he has passed. This was probably done by taking a photo of each of them actually kissing someone and then just masking the image.
Kennard
Just like the above photo this is a fake and it shows how a politician standing in front of an explosion in the desert. The subject doesn't care that they are causing chaos across the world and all they care about is making them selves look good. This is a common accusation amongst politicians and this is them taking an idea and putting it in a single photo.
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