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Vladimír Birgus photographs 1972-2014
Vladimír Birgus photographs 1972-2014
| Author: | Štěpánka Bieleszová |
| Category: | Books, Photography, Art |
| Language: | English |
| Translation: | Derek Paton |
| Page count: | 180 |
| Binding: | Hbk |
| ISBN: | 978-80-7437-133-2 |
| EAN: | 9788074371332 |
| Date: | 2014 |
| Issue number: | 1. |
| Price: | 49 EUR |
| Size: | 26 x 29 cm |
Anotation
Vladimír Birgus (b. 1954) has long been important on the Czech and European photography scene, where he plays several roles, ranging from photographer and columnist to historian and teacher. A number of high-profile projects are connected with his name, in particular the comprehensive exhibitions and books Czech Photographic Avant-garde, 1918–1948 and Czech Photography of
the 20th Century, which have, in a fundamental way, helped promote the works of a many Czech photographers internationally. He has also helped to gain appreciation for the works of František Drtikol, Jaroslav Rössler, and Eugen Wiškovský. As a photographer, he has gained an international reputation, and has shown his works in dozens of exhibitions at home and abroad, and his photographs are in a number of important collections. Since the late 1970s, he has systematically expanded his series of photographs called Something Unspeakable, in which he organically links elements of socially concerned documentary photography with a subjective view. His photographs are enriched with many visual metaphors and symbols, whose psychological and emotional meanings are underscored by the symbolic use of colour photography. His photographs include existential and dramatic scenes from the streets of big European cities against the background of everyday life and slowly moving history.
Publications categories
Czech Photography of the 20th Century, published simultaneously in Czech and English versions, is the first book to present the main trends, figures, and works of Czech photography from the beginning to the end of the last century to such a large extent. Its 517 plates include not only the most important, well-known photographs and photomontages, but also works that have long been forgotten or are published for the first time. The book is arranged in seventeen chapters, supplemented with chronologies of the most important events in twentieth-century Czech photography and history.
