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Český Dřevák
ÄŒeský dÅ™evák was a group of Czech photographers in 2000–2008. Its members were not connected by a common manifesto, but by the technical way of creating photographs. All of them worked with wooden Large format (photography), large-format cameras (using negative formats such as 13 × 18 – 24 × 30 cm) and their resulting photographs were usually contact prints. History The group was founded by photographers Karel KuklÃk, Jan Reich, Jaroslav BeneÅ¡ (photographer), Jaroslav BeneÅ¡ and BohumÃr Prokůpek in 2000. In 2002 they were joined by Tomáš Rasl and in 2003 by Petr Helbich. This is how BohumÃr Prokůpek summed up the reason why these artists formed the group: "We used to meet to discuss films, photographic paper, the landscape, exhibitions, politics, girls, and life's little adventures, and because of good wine, which can make existence even more wonderful (...) What brings us together is our delight in the craft, our leisurely approach, the wonderful finality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
