Cut and Paste Culture

Contemporary collage represents "cultural production". They can include videos or GIFs, Multiple examples of contemporary collage in the article were related to the internet in someway. This makes sense, since the internet is such a necessity in today's society. We get all of our information from the internet, or some other form of digital media. Contemporary collage can be used to reflect our increasing dependence on digital forms of media.

I think that collage is a strategy for making appeals to so many artists today because of the versatility of collage. There were multiple examples of collages in the article, from using images of nature to using images of events that actually happened captured by news sources. Collages can now include digital media such as videos. Artists can use collages to covey how they felt during personal experiences. Collages are also known for being used to comment on politics. Because there are so many ways that collages can be used and created, it makes sense that collages are so commonly used by artists today.