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Leighten, Patricia. "Picasso's Collages and the Threat of War, 1912-13." Art Bulletin 67.4 (1985): 653. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article discusses Picasso's reasons for utilizing cubism in his collages. It also gives great perspective of the meaning of some of his collages. Picasso's paintings were affected by his surroundings. In this article it talks about some of that. Such as how the War influenced some of his paintings.

Paris, Václav. "On Surrealism and the Art of Crime: Considered as One of the Fine Starts." Journal of Modern Literature 33.4 (2010), 190-197. This article focuses on a specific type of surrealism, known as Bretonian surrealism. It is known to have a new outlook of evidence within every piece. It tries to pin point "crime" within surreal art by emphasizing its unique aspects. He describes surrealism as a liberating and fascinating collage. Surrealism may bring "crime" because it dramatizes our senses of realism and makes us want to keep exploring for irrational experiences. The art portrays this sense of crime because it messes with our interpretation of what is real and what is not. The impossible suddenly seems possible. Surrealism has shaped modern art because of it's label as "the Art of Crime." It has shaped the way modern artists imagine and create their work by displaying its own surreal way of life. It may be viewed as bizarre, mesmerizing, or even illusory.