Petr Šálek

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Petr Šálek (2012)

Petr Šálek (born July 19, 1948 in Prague ) is a Czech photographer. He is the holder of the European title QEP (Qualified European Photographer).

Life

Šálek graduated from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1981 at the chair for artistic photography under Professor Jan Šmok. He has the academic title of MgA. In the same year he emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany, where he worked as an advertising photographer. In 1999 he returned to Prague.

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He is dedicated to advertising and experimental, landscape and architectural photography. He also photographs landscapes and architecture with panoramic cameras.

1984 cycle

The name of this photo series was inspired by the book by George Orwell in 1984. Šálek stylizes everyday activities in the spirit of Orwell's sci-fi story; Recordings with a touch of black humor are supposed to evoke an ironic idea of ​​what life could be like in a state where Big Brother rules. Perhaps we should not only learn a lesson from the past, but also think about what our life could look like in the future if we do not learn from it ... (The viewer may be interested in the fact that Šálek fled communist Czechoslovakia in 1981 and only returned to the Czech Republic after the “Velvet Revolution”.) Most of the props in the photos are from around 1984 or earlier. The cycle has also been published in book form.

  • Tea time, recording from the 1984 cycle (2010)

  • Where did the box of underwear go ?, recording from the 1984 cycle (2010)

  • Married at last, recording from the 1984 cycle (2010)

  • Great!!! The first New Year's card that I photograph in color !, image from the 1984 cycle (2010)

  • Mixed goods store, recording from the 1984 cycle (2010)

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1996 Young Fashion - Artist Festival, Erlangen, Germany
  • 1996 Water games - Flowers & Art, Nuremberg, Germany
  • 1996 Avantgarde - Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, USA
  • 1996 Flowers - Flowers & Art, Nuremberg, Germany
  • 1997 Technical Center - Schwan Stabilo, Heroldsberg, FRG
  • 1997 digital photography - Motor-Presse-Verlag, Stuttgart, FRG
  • 1997 Photography - Funkhaus, Nuremberg, FRG
  • 1998 Photography - Cebit, Hanover, FRG
  • 1998 Insights - OBI picture gallery, Nuremberg, Germany
  • 1998 World of Photography - Representation of Epson, Vienna, Austria
  • 1999 Wrap Up (recordings in collaboration with the German choreographer Felix Ruckert) - Klub Solidní nejistota, Prague
  • 2000 Prague - European Capital of Culture - accompanying exhibition to the dance performances of the Dance Perfect ensemble in the European twin cities - Brussels, Belgium; Bologna, Italy; Reykjavík, Iceland; Avignon, France; Helsinki, Finland
  • 2000 photo calligraphy (co-author Petr Geisler) - National Gallery Prague, in the Zbraslav Castle
  • 2001 Animal Dancing - Studio Fénix, Prague
  • 2002 Photo calligraphy (combination of photographs with calligraphy by Petr Geisler) Club Solidní nejistota, Prague
  • 2002 Dead end - Studio Fénix, Prague
  • 2002 Qualified European Photographer - National Museum of Photography, Jindřichův Hradec
  • 2003 Unterwasser 1 - International Intercamera Exhibition, Prague Fair
  • 2004 Photo calligraphy 2 - Mironet company, Prague
  • 2004 Podvodníci 2 - Solidní nejistota club, Praha
  • 2004 Photo caligraphy 3 - Digiforum, Praha
  • 2004 Underwater 3 - Allegro Gallery, Prague
  • 2005 Mud on canvas - Intercamera International Exhibition, Prague Fair
  • 2006 Cross-section + Prague XXL - Old Town Hall, Prague
  • 2006 Nature XXL - International Intercamera Exhibition, Praha Fair
  • 2008 Panoramic Prague - Buenos Aires
  • 2008 Praguefoto - Prague
  • 2009 Praha-Ruzyně Airport, presentation of the city of Prague on the occasion of the EU presidency of the Czech Republic (in collaboration with graphic artist Pavel Dufek)
  • 2009 Photo calligraphy - Cafe Kino Lucerna, Prague
  • 2009 Watergames - Famood, Prague
  • 2010 1984 Hotel Clarion, Prague
  • 2011 1984 - 2 Cafe Technika, Prague
  • 2011 Prague Panoramic, Hotel Leonardo, Prague
  • 2011 Prague Panoramic, New Town Hall, Prague
  • 2011 Czech Nature, New Town Cafe, Prague
  • 2011 1984 - 3 Center for Contemporary Art DOX,
  • 2012 Prague panoramic, tower of the New Town Hall, Prague
  • 2012 Railway Bridge 1, Cafe Kofein, Prague, together with graphic artist Pavel Dufek
  • 2012 Railway Bridge 2, Voršilka Wine Store, Prague, together with graphic artist Pavel Dufek
  • 2014 photocalligraphy (combination of photos with calligraphy by Petr Geisler), Prostor, Prague,
  • 2015 Where is my home? Together with graphic artist Pavel Dufek, Prostor, Prague,
  • 2015 1984, National Library, Pristina, Kosovo
  • 2016 Prague Panoramic, The National Library, Pristina, Kosovo
  • 2017 Prague Panoramic, The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, New York
  • 2018 Prague panoramic, Czech Embassy in Kabul

Membership in organizations

  • 1982 Association of Freelance Photo Designers - BFF
  • 2000 Association of Czech Photographers
  • 2002 Federation of European Photographers - FEP

Awards

  • 2002 QEP (Qualified European Photographer) title awarded in Orvieto, Italy
  • 2006 Award Zlatý objektiv (Golden Lens) at the Intercamera 2006 exhibition (Category: Personality of the Intercamera 2006 exhibition)

Public collections

  • National Museum of Photography (NMF), Jindřichův Hradec - NMF Golden Fund [5]
  • National Library of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • Commercial Museum (Uměleckoprůmyslové museum) in Prague

Publications

  • Československá fotografie v exilu (Czechoslovak Photography in Exile) (1939-1989), Prague, 1992, Anna Fárová, catalog
  • Die neue Akt Fotoschule, 2000, VERLAG PHOTOGRAPHIE, ISBN 3-933131-00-6 , title and page 26
  • Reklama (advertising) 1990-1999, 2000, Association of Photographers, exhibition catalog, ISBN 80-902629-2-9
  • Asociace fotografů České republiky se představuje: Petr Šálek, (Association of Czech Photographers introduces itself: Petr Šálek), FotoVideo 2001, no.11
  • Česká fotografie 20. století (Czech photography of the 20th century), Prague, 2005, Vladimír Birgus, Jan Mlčoch, UPM, KANT, ISBN 80-86217-89-2
  • 1984, Prague: Petr Šálek, 2011, graphic design Pavel Dufek, ISBN 978-80-254-9180-5
  • Prague XXL = Prague XXL; Tělo = Body, catalog of the exhibition in the Old Town Hall, Prague, Petr Šálek, 2005, ISBN 80-239-6487-9
  • Everybody den České republiky (One day in the Czech Republic), editor: Pavel Radosta, 2008, ISBN 978-80-254-0496-6 , pages 156, 157 [6]
  • Decuria , 10 QEP fotografů z České republiky (Decuria, 10 QEP photographers from the Czech Republic), 2005, publisher: HQ Kontakt, ISBN 80-903071-4-0 , pages 166–181.
  • Prague , editor: Petr Šálek, 2016, graphic design Pavel Dufek ISBN 978-80-260-9910-9

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personal data
SURNAME Šálek, Petr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech photographer
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague