1. photomontage

2. Photomontage
The technique of making a picture by assembling pieces of photographs; often in combination with other types of graphic material.

3. art out of the contents of
“I can make a work of
art out of the contents of
this wastebasket!”
~Pablo Picasso

4. merging of found photographs from existing sources with aggressive text
text questions the viewer about feminism, consumerism,
Barbara Kruger Untitled (I shop therefore I am) 111" by 113" photographic silkscreen/vinyl 1987

5. Romare Bearden
Three Folk Musicians, 1967
Collage of various papers with paint and graphite on canvas x cm

6. 2 types of montage
1 Uses two or more negatives to create a seamless image in the darkroom. Often combined images with text.
2 Combined photographs by hand to form an image that was then rephotographed.

7. Photomontage—Victorian Era
In the darkroom: - printing multiple negatives to make one composite image
German Postcard  
Anon  
1902

8. Photomontage—Dada
Cultural movement after WW1—anti-war, anarchist, anti-bourgeois
Early photomontage work was collaborative
"Our whole purpose was to integrate objects from the world of machines and
industry into the world of art.”
earliest Dada montages were
used as covers and illustrations
for magazines

9. From the beginning, photography purists saw the montage of photographs as illegitimate—even though the manipulation of photographs was popular from the advent of photography.
It was the members of the Berlin Dada group that decided on the name “photomontage” to distinguish it between the art of collage.

10. John Heartfield From Berlin Known for anti-Nazi political activism.
Produced his images in the darkroom.
In order to publish his controversial propaganda, he created his own publishing house.
His images were often more simple.
Through Light to Night, 1933

11. John Heartfield
Cover and Illustrations for Kurt Tucholsky

12. This piece is Hearfield’s interpretation of the Nazi military slogan
This piece is Hearfield’s interpretation of the Nazi military slogan. Blood dripping from the swastika infers that the military (weapons and soldiers) was all Germany needed for victory.
John Heartfield
Blood and Iron
1934

13. This piece was used as an anti-Hitler poster in the 1932 election
This piece was used as an anti-Hitler poster in the 1932 election. It refers to the financial backing Hitler received from wealthy industrialists who feared Germany would vote for a Communist government.
John Heartfield  
Adolph The Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk  
1932

14. Hannah Höch Was a “partner” to Hausmann
Her work often approached the issue of feminism.
She eventually moved to a small home outside of Berlin, where many of her pieces were later discovered in a dried-out well in her garden.
Balance, 1925

15. Hannah Höch  
Cut With The Kitchen Knife  
1919
Hannah Höch
Grotesque, 1963

16. Hannah Höch  
Burst Unity  
1955
Hannah Höch  
Strong-Armed Men  
1931

17. Kurt Schwitters
Rather than using photographs, Schwitters found his materials on the streets
Read more about him
Kurt Schwitters  
Kots  
1930

18. Kurt Schwitters  
Merz 163  
1920
Kurt Schwitters  
Merzbau

19. Raoul Hausmann Very egotistical
His work often showed his wild and free personality because they lacked inhibition.
Used color in his work.
His work focused more on the art world than on politics.
Dada Conquers, 1920

20. Raoul Hausmann
The Art Critic, 1919

21. Raoul Hausmann
Tatlin at Home, 1920

22. In his article "Definition of Photomontage", Hausmann seems to pin down its power: "…its contrast of structure and dimension, rough against smooth, aerial photograph against close-up, perspective against flat surface, the utmost technical flexibility and the most lucid formal dialectics are equally possible…The ability to manage the most striking contrasts, to the achievement of perfect states of equilibrium…ensures the medium a long and richly productive span of life…"

23. Other Artists Andreas Gursky Ratingen Swimming Pool Marianne Brandt
Read About This Photo
Marianne Brandt
Parisian Impressions

24. Photomontage—1980s Revitalization of Dada photomontage
Digital technology makes montage more commonly known

25. Peter Kennard
Began a painter, but dissatisfied with painting's lack of immediacy
Deals with armaments and poverty in work
Read more about Peter
Peter Kennard  
Protect and Survive  
1981

26. Defended to Death, 1982
Broken Missile, 1980

27. Photomontage—Present Day
Technology allows for a myriad of ways to create photomontage
Deal with ethics and copyright

28. Sean Hillen The Lia Fail of Waterford, 1997
An Unfortunate and Impossible Explosion of the core of the THORP reactor, viewed from The Taj Mahal
of Carlingford, 1994
The Lia Fail of Waterford, 1997

29. Irelantis,

30. Andy Dixon
Website scroll to the bottom for his montage work

31. Resources http://www.cutandpaste.info/

32. Photomontage
- often selected media aside from photography, including printed and hand-written fragments of text: letters, journal entries, newspaper headlines and columns, advertisements, packaging, instructions, posters, and fliers. Though considered a mixed media, montage differs from collage, a form of art containing sharp, cut, or torn edges.

33. A few choice picks from the great photomontagists of postwar Berlin
A few choice picks from the great photomontagists of postwar Berlin. You can see how these images built the foundation for the future of pop art. This work is so much smarter, more playful and more tactile than any of the computer/photoshop produced that we've all seen. I know there are a few artists employing these techniques who have been getting serious consideration recently. Unfortunately the computer has enabled anything to be possible. Thereby making everything it produces considerably of less value.