Photomontage

  • photomontage is a collage constructed from photographs.
  • Historically, the technique has been used to make political statements and gained popularity in the early 20th century (World War 1-World War 2)
  • 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
  • Photomontage has its roots in Dadaism…which is closely related to Surrrealism
Tatlin at Home by Raoul Hausmann - galleryIntell
Raoul Haussman – “Tatlin at Home” 1920
Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada Through the Last Weimar Beer  Belly Cultural Epoch of Germany – Smarthistory
Hannah Hoch – “Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada Through the Last Weimar Beer Belly Cultural Epoch of Germany” 1919-1920
John Heartfield Biography by Grandson, John J HeartfieldJohn Heartfield  Exhibition
John Heartfield – “Adolf the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk” 1932
Rodchenko's revolution: a socialist with true vision | The Independent |  The Independent
Aleksander Rodchenko – “Bud Gotov” 1934
7. Troublemaker', El Lissitzky, 1923 | Tate
El Lisstizky – “Troublemaker” 1923

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