---
title: "Photomontage — AP Art History Definition & Exam Guide"
description: "Photomontage combines photo fragments into a new image. Learn how Dada and Constructivist artists like Höch and Stepanova used it, and how AP tests it."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-art-history/key-terms/photomontage"
type: "key-term"
subject: "AP Art History"
---

# Photomontage — AP Art History Definition & Exam Guide

## Definition

Photomontage is a technique in which photographs or fragments of photographs are combined together to create a new image. It allows artists to manipulate reality by juxtaposing different elements in unexpected ways.

## Related Study Guides

- [4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American Art](/ap-art-history/unit-4/materials-techniques-later-european-american-art/study-guide/3zXTSNcjTVGF1We1I58j)

## Review

### Related Terms

- [Surrealism](/ap-art-history/key-terms/surrealism): An artistic movement that often utilized photomontage techniques to explore dreams, fantasies, and the subconscious mind.
- Hannah Höch: A German artist known for her pioneering work in photomontage during the Dada movement.
- Salvador Dalí: A famous surrealist artist who incorporated photomontage into his paintings to create dreamlike compositions.