Appreciation of Josef Sudek
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There is a new show in Ottawa with his work I will make the trip, I have always liked his work.
Well, not yet. But it's coming in the fall.
https://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/the-intimate-world-of-josef-sudek-10833
BTW We're coming to Toronto on Labourday weekend to see your Vivian Maier prints. Even my wife wants to see them.
Drop by our gallery I have a show up as well, you can see both,Well, not yet. But it's coming in the fall.
https://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/the-intimate-world-of-josef-sudek-10833
BTW We're coming to Toronto on Labourday weekend to see your Vivian Maier prints. Even my wife wants to see them.
Sudek and his contemporaries were under duress for most of their adult life, they had to be very careful showing their work, you will find he did a lot of
work from inside as well from friends properties.
I also understand that getting materials to work with were almost impossible and he would use any type of material that could capture his images.
Maybe someone here with a better understanding of his story could chime in, its very interesting and inspiring
work from inside as well from friends properties.
I also understand that getting materials to work with were almost impossible and he would use any type of material that could capture his images.
Maybe someone here with a better understanding of his story could chime in, its very interesting and inspiring
Sudek covered a lot of ground, his work bears repeated study. I think his reaction to losing his arm set his path, and a lot of his work suggests the fractured self. And yet, to me, his search for beauty in the everyday is most memorable.
I doubt this very much.
I am of the understanding that he even resorted to expired interneg film to continue to work.
He is a favorite of mine.
To me, he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest.
To me, he is the reason I came to like photography. I remember seeing his work for the first time...long time ago as a kid, it was an experience. His approach to life and photography was quite unique. I recommend his 1956 book and also the three short films about him, they are not difficult to find.
Will try. What are the opening hours of the gallery this long weekend (3-5 Sept) ?
10 am till about 3pm as its a long weekend
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Clive, at the risk of sounding like a broken record - I love the way your threads fill in alot of blanks in my knowledge of the history great shooters. Thx again for posting.
I visited Sudek's darkroom/studio in Prague a few years ago. It had been derelict for some years following a fire (IIRC) but was rebuilt as a museum and exhibition venue. The small, odd shaped trees, visible in some through-the-window shots, and so on are still in the garden. The Foma film and paper factory at Hradec-Kralove was (and still is) not far East of Prague, so there would have been materials available to some photographers at least. During the '50s and '60s Sudek had multiple solo exhibitions and received awards from the state, so he doesn't seem to have been ostracised in any serious way.
A Walk in the Magical Garden (c. 1950).
Sudek with camera.
Sudek with camera.
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