Artist Of The Week

                                                                           Ori Gersht 

(1967 born in Tel Aviv Israel)

studied at the Royal College Of Art With heavy contrasts similar to Caravaggio. 

He takes a moment of beauty and chaos and captures it with his camera.

Much like his homeland Israel 

a place of great violence and great beauty his work reflects his upbringing.

For a great artist statement and more videos check out this link. His photo's seduce the eye and eventually take you to a realization, 

of the violence and chaos he is portraying.  

Videos of his work and an artist statement

These are some of his works 

Ori Gersht is a great artist of vast intelligence.

Artist Of The Week

Vivian Maier

February 1, 1926 - April 21, 2009

 Born in the Bronx of New York and raised in France, Vivian Maier spent her youth in Europe till the war was over. She returned to America in 1951. Often called "Mary Poppins" she nannied three young Gensburg boys. She was not famous in her day, and did not have many friends that we are aware of. Never the less she left over 100,000 undeveloped 
negatives. 

These are some of her cameras

  These are some of her works                   

Vivian Maier did what many, many, many, photographers fail to accomplish. She captured life and stories. Vivian Maier froze time with her camera.


For more information visit the official website
vivianmaier.com