"The black and white photographs by Pavel Odvody ( *1953) fuse sensibility, memory and fantasy in an original manner. His exploration of the psyche, beyond the body, is what gets under the observer's skin. Moments of nakedness, staged in magical double exposures, wraithlike patterns or silhouettes of light, reveal the human being in their multifaceted manifestation.
The leitmotif in Odvody's photography is the human being, their physicality, their movement. Odvody experiments with different - even ""incorrect"" - exposures times, associating rhythm and dance in his pictures: The figure frozen in the photograph turns into a dynamic gestural expression. This volume offers for the first time an overview of the fascinating work of the photographer, who utilizes the phenomenon of light in a balance between figuration and abstraction in an unmistakably personal way."
Contributions by:
J. Hichi, C. Lunsford, P. Odvody Edited by:
Klaus K. Netuschil Imprint: Hirmer Verlag Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 235mm,
Weight: 1.320kg ISBN:9783777438726 ISBN 10: 3777438723 Pages: 192 Publication Date:21 April 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Claus K. Netuschil is an art historian and founder and owner of the Galery Netuschil in Darmstadt, Germany.