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Jan Saudek
"A photograph is a miracle - because it allows us to tame and to stop time and also it shows us the ungraspable: Movement, emotion, pain and beauty. It awakens our memories - of everything we love."
"As a mommy of 4 kids, who takes in her hands a camera, instead of cooking spoon and iron. And I do nothing other than to absorb through my lense into my negatives all that is important to me and that is reliably passing: the love, the pleasure, the sadness as a longing, smell of the children, the loneliness and the expectation. All these are stories which turn still in my mind - stories which were written by people - and which I can read as a book.
We all, each of us, have a secret, and only photography can capture it, without revealing everything completely..."
Born 1967 in Czech Republic
Graduated at University of Economics in Prague (Czech Republic)
Living in Prague, Czech Republic
"The right Hand" of Photographer Jan Saudek
As the Assistent of Jan Saudek he introduced her to Mystery of Photography: "Master Jan taught me the Craft of Photography, for there no better School exists..."
The Autor is taking her Pictures since 1999.
She is dedicating her Work exclusive for "free Creation" (not made-to-order): staged (stylised) Photographs are documenting her privacy Life - Love, Relationships, Desire, Loneliness, Expectations, ...
Exhibitions
2018 |
Women & Photography, San Francis Church, Udine, Italy
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2017 |
Krisal Gallery, Geneve, Swiss Liberarti, Trieste, Italy Galerie fotografie, Cheb, ČR |
2016 |
Muzeum Semily, Semily, ČR Synagoga Břeclav, Břeclav, ČR |
2015 |
Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK Městská galerie Goethův dům, Mariánské Lázně, ČR Galerie Dolní brána, Prachatice, ČR |
2014 |
Staroměstská radnice (kolektivní výstava), Praha, ČR Český dům (kolektivní výstava), Brussels, Belgium Galerie Machoňova pasáž, Pardubice, ČR Galartis, Lausanne, Swiss Museum of Modern Art, International Photo Exhibition, Pärnu, Estonia |
2013 |
Zámek Plumlov, Plumlov, ČR Krisal Gallery, Geneve, Swiss Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Chodovská tvrz, Praha, ČR Liberarti Gallery, Trieste, Italy |
2012 |
Maxgallery, (Synagoga), Trnava, Slovensko Levinne Art&Design Gallery, Bratislav, Slovensko Muzeum Vysočiny, Jihlava Spilimbergo Fotografia 2012-Palazo Tadea, Itálie |
2011 |
Ballarat International Photo Biennale, Australia Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy Komorní galerie U Schelů, Ceske Budejovice (CR) Visio Art Gallery, Plzeň (CR) |
2010 |
Flemmichova vila, Krnov (CR) Gallery municipale U Zlatého slunce, Týn nad Vltavou (CR) Art Centre Chagall, Ostrava (CR) Muzeum of Vysočina, Jihlava (CR) |
2009 |
Gallery municipale, Frenštát p. R. (CR) Museum Rýmařov (CR) Velvet Kelly Gallery, Žilina (SK) Vltavotýnské výtvarné dvorky, Týn nad Vltavou (CR) Photogallery NOVA, Košice (SK) Cathedrale, Praha (ČR) |
2008 |
Palais de Tokyo, Paris (F) Kotva, Praha (CR) |
2007 |
Staroměstská radnice (Old Town Hall), Prague (CR) Museum municipale, Pilsen (CR) Museum of Vysočina, Jihlava (CR) Castle of Josef Barton-Dobenin, Nove Město nad Metuji (CR) Gallery Špalíček, Brno (CR) Palaice Hybernia, Praha (CR) Castle Gallery, Kladno (CR) |
2006 |
Stará galerie - Svaz polských fotografů, Varšava, Polsko Mezinárodní fotobienále, Brescia, Itálie IN FOCUS, Köln, Německo Fotomuseum, Leipzig, Německo Výstavní síň Viléma Wünscheho, Havířov Dům fotografie, Český Krumlov |
2005 |
FOTO ART FESTIVAL Bielsko-Biala (PL) Gallery A3, Moscow (RU) Výtvarné centrum Chagall, Karviná (CZ) |
2004 |
Manes Art Prague, Praha (CZ) Výtvarné centrum CHAGALL Ostrava (CZ) Výstavní síň FOMA BOHEMIA, Hradec Králové (CZ) |
2003 |
Chateau galery Chagall, Karviná (CZ) Prague House of Photography, Prague (CZ) |
2002 |
Gallery Mona Lisa, Olomouc (CZ) Východoslovenská galéria, Košice (SK) Gallery Pyramida, Prague (CZ) |
2001 |
Photographic Galery G 4, Cheb (CZ) Gallery Michalský dvor, Bratislava (SK) |
2000 |
Gallery Krisal, Geneve (Swiss) Gallery Masson, Zlín (CZ) |
Project
Photograph made for ABSOLUT Vodka "Absolut Sarah", 2003, Included in Artcollection of Absolut Company
Portraits of Prague Chamber Philharmony - 2006, 2007
Fashion-portfolio for french BC magazine of design and art, 2008, issue Nr. 2
Calendar Dr. Martens 2010 (50. anniversary of mark Dr. Martens)
Calendar of 12 czech personalities of culture and sport (Forman, Gott, ...), for company D.I.C., 2010
Movie poster - Román pro muže, 2010
Calendar RAVAK 2011 (20th anniversary), 2011
CD cover photo - Hit za hitem, 2012 + 2015
CD cover photo - rock band Alkehol, 2015
Books
"Masterpieces of Erotic Photography", Carltonbooks London (UK) - 2000
"Sára Saudková" - Monography, published by BB ART Prague (CR) - 2002
"Sára Saudková" - Monography (2. extended Edition), published by BB ART Prague (CR) - 2003
"Black and White" - Edition "SEX" (Magazine for Fine Art Photography), Sydney (Austrálie) - 2003
"Sara Saudkova" - catalogue, published by Kant, Praha (CR) - 2005
"Postcardbook" - published by Saudek.com. Ltd., Prague (CR) - 2006
"Podoba lásky" (Face of Love") - monography, Saudek.com Ltd., Prague (CR) - 2007
Calendar 2008 - Saudek.com, Praha (CR) - 2007
Calendar 2008 - BB ART, Praha (CR) - 2007
"Večery s fotografem" (Nights with photographer) - book, IDIF, Praha (CR) - 2007
"AKT" (Nude) - book, ZONER Press, Brno (CR) - 2007
"Sára Saudková-photographs" - catalogue, Hybernia, Praha (CR) - 2007
Catalogue "Múzy fotí múzu", Josef Louda, Praha (CR) - 2007
"Be Contemporary Nr. 2" - magazine of design and art, Paris (F) - 2008
"FOTOGRAFOS" - photomagazine, Athéns (GR) - 2009
Catalogue "Vltavotýnské výtvarné dvorky", Týn nad Vltavou (CZ) - 2009
"The Mammoth Book of Gorgeous Guys", - book, Robinson Publ., UK, 2011
Příběhy ve znamení touhy, Mladá fronta 2012, Praha, ČR
Jan & Sarah Saudek - Le allegorie dell´Umanitá, by Walter Liva 2012, CRAF, Italy
audiokniha Nabíječ, Mladá fronta 2015, Praha, ČR
román Ta zrzavá, Mladá fronta 2015, Praha, ČR
Půlnoční pohádky, Albatros 2016, Praha, ČR
román Zpocená záda, Euromedia 2017, Praha, ČR
Hospodářské noviny, příloha EGO, 2017 - see PDF