Monographies - Václav Chochola

 

Václav Chochola - The 40s - Catalogue Fiducia

Catalogue for exhibition "The Fourties" in Photographic gallery Fiducia in Ostrava. It is a probe to Chocholas photographic archive in time period limited by years 1940-1949. This catalogue is dedicated to the first part of Chocholas creative photographic work - his early begginings, which was most essential and predefining all his later career. This catalogue is prequell to future publication serie MANUAL, which will  access Chocholas work in time and theme periods through his whole complicated layers of his archives. These will be photographs in timeline of 1940-2005 and separately compiled themes (Sport, Theatre, Atellieur, Cityo, Nudes, Horses, Music, Personalities, Vietnam, France and Paris etc.).Texts only in Czech language.
Catalogue was issued to remeber Václav Chocholas 90th Birthday in memoriam.
Published by: FGF Fiducia in 2012, Graphic design: Jiří Šigut, Texts: Blanka Chocholová, Size:40 pages, format 15x 21 cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Václav Chochola - edition FOTOTORST

ISBN: 80-7215-210-6|Published: 2003|Pages: 136
Binding: Softbound|Format: 160 x 180 mm|Graphic design: Pavel Lev, Studio Najbrt

Václav Chochola (1923–2005) is an exceptional figure in Czech photography, moving back and forth between art photography, documentary, and straightforward reporting. He has lived in direct contact with cultural events, and has found many of his motifs in the city, particularly on the outskirts of Prague, where he was born. He was inspired by Surrealism, the artists in Skupina 42, urban life and civilization, and post-war Existentialism. When first published in the 1960s, Chochola’s nudes became a fundamental part of Czech photography. In his fascinating portraits he has managed in simple shorthand to suggest a definite setting to help him capture the personality of his subject. A substantial number of his photographs use nontraditional techniques, and he has made photograms, montages, and “rollages.” His approach to his oeuvre, however, has always been purely photographic, from simple snapshots to intuitively staged reality. His friendships with numerous Czech artists, especially in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, introduced him to many of the contemporary ideas, which he then expressed in unique photographic forms. The author of the introductory essay, Aleš Kuneš, is a critic, theorist of photography, exhibition organizer, and teacher at the Institute of Creative Photography, Silesian University, Opava. The vol. 14th of the Fototorst edition.         www.torst.cz

 

 

 

Václav Chochola - Cabinets of reminiscences

First  representative monography compiled from whole-life work of Czech legend of art and portrait Photography - Václav Chochola - an individual personality of Prague cultural life from end of 1930s. Contains photographs from backstage of cultural scene- Theatres, atelieurs, exhibition openings, portraits of personalities and celebrities and also brillant documetary pictures from Vietnam and France. Especially Unique aranged creative photographs from 40s and 50s are strongly  inspired by avantgard group  "42". 268 Black and White photographs composed into cycles: Cabinet of Daily life, Cabinet  of Imagination and mystery, Cabinet of things Electrifying and disturbing, Cabinet of things Grotesque, Cabinet of Science and discovery, Cabinet of Unusual encounters, Cabinet of Melancholy. Photographs are attached by citations and  opinions by portraited personas -speaking  about Václavu Chocholova: Jan Werich, Bohumil Hrabal, Jiří Kolář, Josef Lada, Václav Talich, Jan Zrzavý, Salvador Dalí, Daniel Henry Kahnweiller, Brassai, Man Ray and many others. The book contains  the whole Chocholas Autobiography, List of exhibitions and literature and Index of portraited personalities. Texts in Czech, English, German and French. Published by: Arcadia, 215 pages, Size A4, glossy paper, solid binding.       

Edited and composed by: Blanka Chocholová. Graphic design: Clara Istlerová.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan Werich in Photographs and Memoirs by Václav Chochola and friends

This Unique book is  selection from Chocholas archive, concentrated for personality of actor and theatres Jana Werich. Contains almost 150 unique photographs documenting important moments and personal ecounters from  Werichs life. Suppporting texts by: Václav Chochola  Jiřina Bohdalová, Stella Zázvorková, Miroslav Horníček, Jiří Menzel, Vladimír Preclík, Ladislav Smoljak, Zdeněk Svěrák a Josef Vinklář. Texts only in Czech language.                                                                              

Published by: Eminent in 2001, 128 pages, size: 219 x 275  mm, solid binding.
Gallery of  photographs -í Jan Werich and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Václav Chochola 1940 - 1982 

Small monography to autohors 60th birthday, on the occasion of several exhibitions organised in 1982 a 1983.

Text: Antonín Dufek, Graphic design: Milan Albich. Texts only in Czech language.

Published by: Knižní výroba n.p. Brno - Vyškov in 1982 , 60 pages,size 205 x 205 mm, laced binding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Václav Chochola 1940 - 1960 

Monography from edition Art Photography, vol.10. Composed by and text author: Jiří Kolář.

Published by: KLU in 1961, contains 62 photographs, size 153 x 172 mm, brochure binding.

Texts only in Czech language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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