John Heartfield Professions : Artist Born : June 19, 1891 Died : April 26, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by John Heartfield There are a lot of things that got me into working with photos. The main thing is that I saw both what was being said and not being said with photos in the newspapers... I found out how you can fool people with photos, really fool them... You can lie and tell the truth by putting the wrong title or wrong captions under them, and that's roughly what was being done. John Heartfield titles lying people Photography is a mechanical device; photomontage is a piece of work done with the products of photography. This entire process forms one whole... If I assemble documents and juxtapose them with intelligence and skill, the effect of agitation and propaganda on the masses will be enormous. John Heartfield skills photography done A photograph can, by the addition of an unimportant spot of color, become a photomontage, a work of art of a special kind. John Heartfield color special art The important man is not the artist, but the businessman who, in the marketplace and on the battlefield, holds the reins in his hands. John Heartfield artist men hands Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artist All Authors
