Letters to my friends

by Richard Vanek
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Print from Brooks Jensen

Sat 6th Jan, 2007 22:25
 
 

Today I have received today print named Cape Perpetua #32, Oregon Coast, 2005 from Brooks Jensen. …more »

Taras Kuščinskij – Taras Kuscynskyj

Fri 5th Jan, 2007 21:42
 
 

Taras Kuščinskij - from the cycle Dana (1972)
Almost on year ago exactly I have written few lines about Czech photographer Taras Kuščinskij. I have three postcards of his prints
on my wall. I visited exposition in summer where he has few photographs. I know his work for long time. He is not between us anymore, he died in 1983 on deadly illness.

I saw his images here and there when I was younger. I always like them very much, so lyric and gentle images always full of great feel. I never did any nude photography, but still I enjoy his work. Look at first two photographs. Don’t they look like great painting? They both are date in seventies.

Taras Kuščinskij - Ivana (1977)
More than any of these I like the last photo on this page from 1963. It is made the way I really like, It is exactly something I would love to make. Image has showing only gentle symbols. Few beam of light makes all we need to start our imagination. This is what I like on great photographs. They showed you hints, they trigger your imagination and your own creativity is doing rest. Isn’t that great! Observer need to give something from him/her/ He/She is the person who should create, be active when viewing this artwork.

Not like a consumer, who is expecting not to think, who is expecting to consume and acts as pre-programed by media.

The other day I have very long telephonic conversation with my friend from childhood. Among the other things we also spoke about this. How our children are exposed to the culture of mind driving by media. I hope I will get one day with my photographs into the stage when my work will trigger active creation in other people’s minds.

Taras Kuščinskij - Marie (1963)

Taras Kuščinskij is doing this for me for years. Thank you very much!

Enough

Thu 4th Jan, 2007 09:04
 
 

I hope I didn’t sound too serious from start of this year. All this talk and journal entries about shop, selling prints. You know by re-opening my web shop I only like to make available my prints to who you like it. For me it is also way to see if my work is appreciated and little income to support my next steps and projects. …more »

Series of photos in a time

Wed 3rd Jan, 2007 15:14
 
 

I was thinking about similar idea some time ago. Similar to what I have listen in one of the Brooks Jensen’s podcast (yes, I am again driving to work so I have time to listen) today morning. I was planning to publish separate prints once a month, …more »

In the first twelve hours…

Mon 1st Jan, 2007 13:12
 
 

In the first twelve hours after my web shop is reopen two free prints are already gone! I have expect that free prints will be quite the thing, but …more »

 
 
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