Czech Pes Foto – Dog Photography with an attitude
The Exhibition refers to the Famous exhibition Czech Press Photo, but the photography focus is clear: Czechs as a nation of dog-lovers.
Traditionally, it is put together by the respected dog photographer Antonin Maly, featuring photos of dogs in all kinds of situations. The exhibition opened at Prague’s Josef Sudek Chamber Gallery on Tuesday.
Antonin Maly is famous for his images of dogs, including his own, Misa and Cecilia, the first a French mastiff, the second an American bulldog. At times, his pictures capture both in action, flying through the air, maws wide, jowls flapping. Antonin Maly says: “Most of the dogs featured in the show are the most horrible-looking ones including mine! Misa and Cecilia are really quite silly sometimes. Cecilia’s really fat and when you see her sitting back on the couch with her belly, well it’s kind of pathetic. I guess that I choose dogs which visually have a bit more personality: flat-snout dogs with lots of skin or overhanging flaps, who look like they just got punched in the nose, are good for this kind of thing. The pictures are supposed to be funny, so the dogs have to have some kind expression.”
Not all people appreciate dog photography but most visitors should find something fun in Czech Pes Photo. Besides, work by Antonín Malý, the show also features work of famous 20th century photographers like Václav Chochola, or the more recent Jan Saudek. Czech Pes Photo continues at the Josef Sudek Chamber gallery through July and August.
source: www.radio.cz
Theme: Photography exhibitions in Prague
- Prague Wenceslas Square exhibition [October 13 2008, 15:49 PM]
- Unique Documentary of August 68 Russian Invasion to Prague [August 15 2008, 15:52 PM]
- Czech Pes Foto – Dog Photography with an attitude [July 30 2008, 11:38 AM]
- Exhibition of Various Faces of the Metropolis [July 25 2008, 08:31 AM]
- ALIVE Animal photos Exhibition in the centre of Prague [June 13 2008, 15:51 PM]
- Prague of Many Faces – Photographs exhibition at Prague Castle [May 15 2008, 15:34 PM]
- Gregory Crewdson photo exhibition [March 11 2008, 15:56 PM]
- Half a century of the Prague Castle photography exhibition [November 16 2007, 18:24 PM]
- Jindrich Streit Black and White photography exhibition Prague [November 15 2007, 09:02 AM]
- Czech Press Photo awards 2007 [October 18 2007, 12:00 PM]
- Explosive Roman Signer and his Travel Pictures in Prague [September 20 2007, 16:00 PM]
- World Press Photo 2006 in Karolinum [September 14 2007, 16:02 PM]
- Prague hosts World Press Photo 2007 [September 13 2007, 14:38 PM]
- Kolbaba's exhibition at Prague Airport prolonged [August 31 2007, 15:06 PM]
- Prague Castle in Photographs 1939 - 1989 [August 23 2007, 09:22 AM]
- Gallery in the train comes to an end [August 16 2007, 14:51 PM]
- Look animals in the eyes - exhibition in Prague [August 15 2007, 09:55 AM]
- 'The Roof of Africa' in Prague's New Town Hall [August 13 2007, 11:39 AM]
- Large photographs of gardens of the world in Prague [August 8 2007, 14:41 PM]
- The Magic of Eastern Africa in Prague [July 31 2007, 13:10 PM]
- Sport Photo 2007 in Prague [July 24 2007, 16:46 PM]
- Exhibition of photographs in the Old Town Bridge Tower in Prague [July 17 2007, 15:33 PM]
- Drawn By Light exhibition in Vysehrad Gallery in Prague [July 11 2007, 13:05 PM]
- Maximum Photography in the gardens of Prague Castle [June 26 2007, 15:09 PM]
- Photographs with a flavour of faraway countries [June 20 2007, 09:46 AM]
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