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Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý captures images using handmade cameras built from salvaged material - discarded wooden spools, elastics, eyeglass lenses, and cardboard tubing find new life as part of his imaging gear. The resulting work is a testament to the poetic value error, imprecision, and circumstance can add to art.
When asked about the theory behind his work, Tichy replied -
If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you're doing worse than anyone else in the whole world.His notoriety in the art world seems to prove that statement - without all the intensely handmade characteristics, his photographs would likely be overlooked as common pervy voyeurism. - Miroslav Tichý
> without all the intensely handmade characteristics, his
> photographs would likely be overlooked as common pervy
> voyeurism.
I don't buy that. Despite his subject matter, which is hardly shocking anyway, his composition is very good. Despite the crudeness of his equipment, his photos are beautiful.
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I agree that his work holds value beyond the handmade novelty, and I find it in no way shocking - but having some familiarity with the mainstream art world, I still believe my aforementioned statement to be true.
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Yeah, Mondriaan was only painting squares too...
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I think you misunderstood my statement - let me clarify:
His work probably wouldn't have gotten mainstream attention without its novelty. It is widely the way the big-time art world works
Tichy understands this, evident when he said -
"If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you're doing worse than anyone else in the whole world."
In summary - To get a lot of people to notice what you're doing, you often have to first grab their attention with something really unusual.
ya dig?
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i think the case of tichy :-) (sounds like hell...but it is meaningful the way it made rumor in art world...) IS GREAT BECAUSE tichy enjoyed the process...he didn't look at it as a process, but that's what musn't be forgoten, the process...not only the products! I would like to know more about him, his own words, do you have any information regarding this? you can write me at haihui008@yahoo.fr, i would be glad and thanksful if i receive news from you!
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@tornak - this site has more info:
http://www.tichyocean.ch/
check out the press section for more articles about him.
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