The Art of Photomontage

(A Transformative Tool for Media Studies)

By: Madeeha Fasahat

Definition of Photomontage
The art of combining and manipulating photographs to create a new
image
Brief history and evolution of
Photomontage
1924
Self-Portrait (The Constructor) 1924

Artist : El Lissitzky
1932
Adolf Swallows gold and
spouts junk

Artist: John Heartfield

Cut and Paste
Culture

By
Thomas Barbey
Oh sheet!
Imagery with the 'Wow' Effect
Beyond Imagination
Manipulation of Reality
 Photomontage Techniques
• Cutting, pasting, and blending images
• Introduction to digital photomontage tools and software
• How media studies students can use these techniques to convey
specific messages