Miroslav Tichy
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 -
Saturday, 29 May 2010
Michael Hoppen Gallery, 3 Jubilee Place, Chelsea, SW3 3TD
Exhibitions: , Art, Photography, Gallery
How Much:
Free!
Almost completely unknown until 2005, the work of Czech photographer Miroslav Tichy is suddenly the toast of the art world.
Tichy used to wander around his hometown of Brno dressed in rags taking photos of passing women with a camera he'd made out of tin cans, kids' glasses and rubber bands.
Following the Communist takeover in 1948, Tichy was in and out of prisons and mental asylums because he was considered subversive and he was often in trouble with the police for photographing people without their permission.
His work contains an obvious element of voyeurism but is also beautifully melancholic. It kind of makes you wonder whether that wino on the corner isn't also some neglected artistic genius.
Until 29.05.10.
Tichy used to wander around his hometown of Brno dressed in rags taking photos of passing women with a camera he'd made out of tin cans, kids' glasses and rubber bands.
Following the Communist takeover in 1948, Tichy was in and out of prisons and mental asylums because he was considered subversive and he was often in trouble with the police for photographing people without their permission.
His work contains an obvious element of voyeurism but is also beautifully melancholic. It kind of makes you wonder whether that wino on the corner isn't also some neglected artistic genius.
Until 29.05.10.
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