The collage workshop really gave me respect for Ernst! The seamless, cohesive way the pictures he used in his collage form one big image seemed totally unattainable to me when working with the magazines. Regardless, though, the workshop helped me create a cool collage and gave me a better understanding of what I want to do with my final project.
The workshop also made me think about the way collages function as a reflection of the culture they are created in. We used pretty current magazines, so the collages we made mostly showed the current times we live in, even if they had a certain message to them. Collages are unique reflections in that way because they are not made from universal art materials, like paint, pencil, charcoal, etc.
