Přemysl Koblic - fotograf a publicista

MgA. Michaela Hrubá, Ph.D.

Doctoral thesis

Přemysl Koblic - photographer and publicist

Abstract:

Disertační práce PŘEMYSL KOBLIC fotograf a publicista představuje fotografickou tvorbu a teoretickou činnost autora, který patřil k výrazným českým fotografům v období dvacátých až čtyřicátých let minulého století. Koblic výrazně přispěl k vývoji moderní české fotografie. Jeho odkaz je stále aktuální. Práce podrobně mapuje jeho publikační a fotografickou činnost, názory na fotografii, přínos české fotografii z hlediska teoretického, organizačního i technického. Jeho výstupy a názory jsou konfrontovány s názory současníků (Karla Hermanna, Jiřího Jeníčka, Jaromíra Funka a řadou dalších).

Abstract:

The book Přemysl Koblic photographer and publicist presents the photographic production and theoretical activities of an exceptional Czech photographer of the 1920s–1940s. Přemysl Koblic significantly contributed to the development of modern Czech photography. He was a pioneer of wide-screen and live photography, and he commented on the topical issues of Czech photography as well as the organisation of amateur photography clubs. He is an author of many expert publications, and he wrote hundreds of articles that were published in specialised historical magazines. In his effort to improve the technical level of amateur photographers, he taught special courses and gave lectures in amateur photography clubs. His photographs were presented at tens of exhibitions at home and abroad. As a qualified chemist, he used his knowledge to contribute to photography and invented new methods and photographic devices. His legacy is still present whether it concerns his developing and enlarging procedures or his photography approach and interpretation.

Keywords

Přemysl Koblic, Jiří Jeníček, Karel Hermann, fotoamatéři, Klub fotografů amatérů, Svaz klubů fotografů amatérů, Epifoka, Bezret, Pextral, živá fotografie, dokumentární fotografie, širokoúhlá fotografie, smysl fotografie, amatérská fotografie, Fotografický obzor, Spoušť, Rozhledy fotografa amatéra, Amateur Photographers, the Amateur Photographers' Club, the Union of Czechoslovak Amateur Photographers' Clubs, live photo, documentary photography, the wide-angle photography of scenes, sense of photography, amateur photography, Photographic Horizon, Shutter Release, Amateur Photographer's Horizons.

Language used: Czech

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 9. 3. 2022

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 21. 3. 2022
• Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Vladimír Birgus
• Reader: prof. PhDr. Ing. Václav Macek, CSc., doc. Mgr. Václav Podestát

Silesian University in Opava

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Doctoral programme / field:
Film, Television and Photographic Art and New Media / Creative Photography