![]() ![]() ![]() The modern version that first captured the public’s attention was created in 1912, when Pablo Picasso glued newspaper clippings into a cubist painting. True its origins could be traced back to ancient Japan, and examples exist from the 13th century in Persia, spreading to Turkey and eventually Europe by the 1600s. “High” culture had begun to give sway to pop culture through the most democratic of visual art forms, collage. Richard Hamilton included a (Simon &) Kirby "Young Romance" splash page in his seminal 1956 collage “Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?” launching both pop art and Kirby into the fine-art world. Kirby’s entrée into the world of collage did not begin with the "Fantastic Four," or even by his own hand. ![]() Why then would he choose to break his stride and search through various magazines in search of the right image, rubber cement in hand? Along the way he found it prudent to concentrate on what he could do best: dream big and render those flights of fancy in graphite. Jack Kirby had choices to make, especially considering he could do it all: writing, penciling, inking, coloring. This article originally appeared on Imprint. ![]()
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