1. Photomontage The Dadaist Movement
Experimented with during Victorian Era. Cut and paste photos.
Explosion in Berlin after the “Great War”

2. Victorian Era Began with the invention of photography
Postcards were meant to be humorous
Faded away with the interest in Surrealism

3. The Five Exponents of Dada
John Heartfield
Hannah Hoch
Johannes Baader
Raoul Hausmann
George Grosz

4. John Heartfield Designed Dada posters and manifestos
Devoted to anti-Nazi political activism
Message was primary
Often used captions in his works

7. Hannah Hoch Style gained wider audience
Expressed belief in the power of women
Studied techniques of photomontage

10. Raoul Hausmann Claimed to have invented photomontage
Painter, poet, designer, publisher, and photomonteur
“Definition of Photomontage”

13. Your photomontage project
Think about the artists and their work that we just discussed.
Think about what images you would use in your photomontage.
Create a photomontage that makes a statement about who you are.