Jan Saudek - Genius & Disturbing

I Love Art, in all it different ways. Sometimes I can sit there and research Artists, their lives, what made them do certain works, Its interesting. Creation... It's inspiring.

There is one photographer, who I truly believe is absolute genius, but disturbing. Can Art be disturbing? Oh YES!

Jan Saudek, one of a kind, revolutionary, reckless.

He was born in 1983 in Prague, his father was a Jew, so him and his family automatically became Nazis's target. Little Jan together with his brother were kept in Mischlinge concentration camp for children. Their father also was deported to concentration camp. All of them survived the war.
Saudek says that he got his first camera in 1950 and became photographer in 1952.

In 1963 he first saw Edward Steichen's catalogue, he got so inspired and decided to become serious art photographer. 6 years later, in 1969 he traveled to USA and here he was encouraged in his work by Hugh Edwards, curator of photography.
His first of his work was published in 1983 in the English speaking world.

Saudek well known for hand painting in his work by using color tints.

Saudek images is all about evocation, evolution from child to adult, there are lots of nudity and semi-nudity in his work. And what's interesting is, he is not that type of photographer who try to show you beauty, no, its opposite. In his images he uses people who are overweight in absurd positions, old half nude ladies, young girls with cigarettes, midgets, and what interesting is that he loves posing himself nude as well!

In his ART he shows scenes of love, lust, interpersonal bond, family, youth, old age and all what comes between.
His work has been recurrently criticized and banned due to its controversial and sensitive objects.

Its hard to explain how his ART with all those themes of personal erotic freedom and wildness survived during Communism regime.

Saudek lives in Prague now, he is happily married and had a baby few years ago.

I am including only the most "conservative" images here, but i highly suggest you check other collections. It's Genius and Disturbing, that what makes him great!