Photography was invented shortly before the birth of Kandinsky. In today's world a baby is born and a digital photo is captured. It is put on the internet and within minutes the whole world is informed over a new birth. What would Kandinsky's work have looked like if he incorporated photography? We know it wasn't his aesthetic choice, but what if it was? What would it look like? We can get a glimpse of photography included in Russian art by appreciating the works of Alexander Rodchenko and El Lissitzky. Intuitively I completely understand that my heritage back to Russia has a direct/connect to my own collages reminiscent to these artists. More contemporary was Rauschenberg's brilliant incorporation of photo images into art. It is all how you blend the work and completely engage the viewer. Of course in the early days of Rodchenko (1920's) it was all cut and paste. Using today's computer technology the ability to place photos into works of art is just a matter of ease of use. Today's way of working would be much different than that of past. We look to these innovative artists to express the way it would look had Kandinsky used the photographic image.
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