JAN SAUDEK

https://www.saudek.com

JAN SAUDEK, czech photographer

1935: born in Prague 13.5.1935 1950: he gets his first camera KODAK BABY Brownie - first photographic Attempts 1952: apprenticed to a photographer, he worked as a printing shop worker until 1983 1959: he uses "real" camera Flexaret 6x6, he is also drawing and painting 1963: for ever influenced by the catalogue of the magnificent fotographic exhibition "Family of Man" (Edward Steichen) 1972: he finds his typical WALL composition, which became a sort of projection screen for his figural scenes. 1981: appears his first monography "Il teatro de la vita" in Milano 1983: free-lance photographer - he devotes himself fully to his own work 1990: bearer of the French title "Le Chevalier des Arts and Letters" (Knight of Art and Literature), as the first Czech at all French film director Jerome de Missolz makes a film about him "Jan Saudek - czech photographer" 2005: appears his 14., biggest monography "SAUDEK" (published by Slovart, Praha), accompanied by wide retrospective Exhibition in Praha

Jan Saudek is nowadays the most renowned Czech phoptographer in the world. He has had over 400 one-man shows held at. His photographs are included in the most important world collections.