Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Photomontage based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Photomontage
So, what is actually meant by Photomontage?
Photomontage is a collage built from the photo.
Explanation of Photomontage
Photomontage is often used as a means to express differences of political opinion.
This was first used as a technique by the Dadais in 1915 in their protest against the first world war. It was then adopted by surrealists who exploited the possibilities of the photomontage offered using free associations to unite different images, to reflect the way of unconscious mind.
In 1923 Russian constructivist Aleksander Rodchenko began experimenting with photomontage as a way to create a socially involved image related to the placement and movement of objects in space.
Another main exponent is John Heartfield, a German artist who reconstructed images from the media to protest the German fascist regime and Peter Kennard; whose photomontage explores issues such as economic inequality, police brutality and nuclear weapons competitions between the 1970s and 1990s.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Photomontage in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Photomontage.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Photomontage (Indonesian), Fotomontik (Java), and Fotomontinum in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Photomontage.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Photomontage.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=photomontage
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=photomontage
- View example images of photomontage through Google here
- View example images of photomontage on Bing here
- View example images of photomontage on Yandex here
