Jan Saudek

24th January 2015 | Alice Taylor

Today I came across the work of Jan Saudek, a Czech art photographer and painter who has been image making for over sixty years. He has a distinctive painterly style to his work and covers a wide and sometimes controversial subject matter. His chronological portfolio of work can be seen here.

Some interesting Wiki information on Jan:

His early art photography is noted for its evocation of childhood. Later his works often portrayed the evolution from child to adult (re-photographing the same composition/pose, and with the same subjects, over many years). Religious motives or the ambiguity between man and woman have also been some of Jan Saudek’s recurring themes. His work was the subject of attempts at censorship in the West during the 1990s.

I have found these images from various sources on Tumblr.

Zbigniew Łagocki

6th October 2014 | Simone Aagaard

Just a few examples of the work of Polish Architect and photographer Zbigniew Łagocki.

He took photographs all his life, set up solo and group exhibitions and entered photografic contests. During the International Biennal Art Exhibition in Sao Paulo in Brasil Łagocki was awarded gold medal for the photographic series “Aerotica”. In 1968 he was an organizer, inviting Zbigniew Dłubak as his collaborator, of the famed exhibition of Polish Subjective Photography.

Via APA

Artist Or Predator?

18th June 2014 | Alice Taylor

NY Magazine: Is Terry Richardson an Artist or a Predator?

Terry Richardson, displaced from his old photography studio on the Bowery by a high-end fitness chain, was at his new space, an unadorned floor-through loft down the street. Wood floor, tin ceiling, brick walls interrupted by white swaths of Sheetrock. Four employees sat working quietly on Macs. Pandora was tuned to Elvis Presley Radio. “It’s insane, the internet,” Richardson was saying. “Totally craziness. Like a little cancer. People can just do whatever they want, say whatever they want, be totally anonymous. It’s totally out of control.”

Reflections

14th June 2014 | Simone Aagaard

Brooke Shaden is a fine art photographer living and working in Arizona. Her passion lies in creating new worlds through photographs. Her vision extends beyond the realm of the camera, creating images that resemble paintings and speak of an era that is not our own. Each image is a story. 

Via Shaden Productions

Ren Hang

31st May 2014 | Katherine Jane

One of the highlights of the launch issue of The Quite Delightful Project’s erotic magazine is the photography of Shanghai artist Ren Hang.

This though is just an amusing animated GIF of one of his images.

It perfectly captures the humour in his work though.

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