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Matejka (English, Slovak, Hardcover)
Aurel Hrabusicky, Filip Vanco; Translated by Elena Mccullough, Paul Mccullough
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R980
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Discovery Miles 9 290
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The photographic work of Ivan Matejka is connected with several
paradoxes. He possessed a genetically-determined head start
compared to other photographers - blessed with distinctive talent,
he created his first noteworthy shots at the age of sixteen. It
seemed that he took off as a photographer at full speed, as his
photographs were quickly exhibited, published and from time to time
even awarded. However, he remains a little-known photographer. He
has only had two smaller solo exhibitions, and sporadically
participates in cultural life; in fact, almost no one has seen his
work from the past two decades. Ivan Matejka perceives the world as
"chaotic and messy." However, when it comes to photography, he
thinks that "this mess must be removed. In a photographic picture,
there must be order like the gears in a watch..." And so, for
Matejka, roses bloom even in a junkyard. One simply has to be close
enough, and supremely alert in order to observe the world opening
up for us in countless new views.
This selection of photographs by cameraman Martin Strba is an
important representative of the Slovak New Wave, and reflects the
personal story of this artist and his unique ability through simple
compositions to capture the feelings and values that he believes to
be important. The publication is the first monograph to be
presented to the wider public and critics. Martin Strba doesn't
intend to shock the viewer, he just wants to talk. He doesn't want
to comprehend the whole world, only what he finds to be important.
Love, faith, closeness, friendship. The men and women in his
photographs are symbols at the same time as they are concrete
people. He admits that he is inspired by surrealism, which is
visible in the absurd line of his work. The influence of the film
industry appeares in his pictures too.
Lost (m)ODE captures more than 40 years of the clothing culture in
Czechoslovakia during the socialist era. Post-war clothing design
felt the intense pressure of the new ideology, which this book
demonstrates with excerpts from daily newspapers and fashion
magazines and the esthetic ideas portrayed in unique fashion
photographs. This publication also presents individuals who were
lost within the anonymous atmosphere of Slovak clothing
manufacturs, and interesting stories of designers, editors, models,
tailors and photographers and others from the fashion industry. The
view of fashion changed with socialist ideology. The word fashion
was replaced by the terms dress and apparel. It lost its elitist
nature and its social function was changed.
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