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Photomontage

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What is photomontage?

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A photomontage is created by cutting out elements from a selection of photographic images to combine and rearrange them in a new composition.

Photomontage

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Here are some modern examples of photomontage art.

Photomontage

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Over 100 years ago, early photomontage artist Hannah Hoch made some of the first photomontages.She was an artist in the Dada movement. Art, poetry and performance produced by Dada artists are often nonsensical.

Hannah Hoch

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Artwork © DACS 2020, Da Dandy, Hannah Hoch, 1919 (photomontage), Photo © Bridgeman Images

What do you think nonsensical means?

  • How did Hannah make these images?
  • Where might she have found the images that she used?
  • How many different parts do you think are in this image?
  • How would you describe the image?
  • What does it remind you of?
  • Is it real, or is it impossible? Explain why.

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