JAROSLAV ROSSLER’S AVANT-GARDE IDENTITY AND STUDIES

Abstract

After World War I, the relations that photographers living in Europe established with their technological developments and the disintegration of the society as a result of industrialization caused the work of avant-garde photographers called "Machine Age" to come to the fore. The establishment of Czechoslovakia, along with the influencing factors for other arts, made World War I a driving force for many creative artists living in it, including photographers. At such a time, Jaroslav Rössler was undoubtedly one of the most important representatives of Czech avant-garde photography in the 1920s and 1930s. In this article, Rössler's works on an international scale, his avant-garde identity and his photographs, which are among the most progressive examples of abstract art use, will be examined.