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Karel Teige was a Czech painter, photographer, and graphic designer whose work synthesized modernism, constructivism, and surrealism across multiple media. Active from the 1920s until his death in 1951, he developed collages and photomontages that combined abstract geometric forms with figurative and typographic elements, often engaging with leftist political ideology. His practice extended to book design, exhibition design, and theoretical writing that positioned visual form as inseparable from social transformation. Teige's work remained closely tied to Prague's avant-garde circles and contributed significantly to Central European modernism during the interwar and postwar periods.