Photo montage

  1. photomontage is a collage constructed from photographs.
  2. Historically, the technique has been used to make political statements and gained popularity in the early 20th century (World War 1-World War 2)
  3. Artists such as Raoul Haussman , Hannah Hoch, John Heartfield employed cut-n-paste techniques as a form of propaganda…as did Soviet artists like Aleksander Rodchenko and El Lissitsky
  4. Photomontage has its roots in Dadaism…which is closely related to Surrrealism

Raoul Haussman

The Art Critic', Raoul Hausmann, 1919–20 | Tate
 The Art Crtic 1919-20

Hannah hoch

Hannah Hoch Quotes on Her Birthday -artnet News
Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany (Schnitt mit dem Küchenmesser durch die letzte Weimarer Bierbauchkulturepoche Deutschlands), 1919-20

John Heartfield

John Heartfield - Museum de Fundatie
 Benütze Foto als Waffe! (Use Photo as a Weapon!), 1929

Aleksandr Rodchenko

Alexander Rodchenko | Fire Escape, 1925 (Printed later) | Artsy
Fire Escape, 1925

El Lissitzky

work of Russian avant-garde artist El Lissitzky - Preliminary sketch for a poster, 1920
Preliminary sketch for a poster, 1920

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