Iconic photographs by Arthur Thrash

“I don't want Arthur taking pictures of me. It may happen that I am not at all ready to see the person he sees in me. And I know that he will see the real me, ”they say about the work of Arthur Trash.

On the birthday of the famous brawler photographer, we present you his most famous photographs.

(Total 17 photos)

1. Arthur Tress is one of America's most famous and controversial photographers. In his work, with the help of photography, he tries to penetrate the secrets of dreams and dreams - childishly innocent, youthfully unconscious, adultly sexual. Even if you are far from such modern art, its unusual photographs deserve to be seen.

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3. Arthur Thrash was born in Brooklyn in 1940 to a Jewish family. Endless moving and divorce were the main impressions left from childhood. He grew up withdrawn and shy, and, having lived with his father for a significant period of his life, he was a witness to his long extinction and death. This partly contributed to the fact that in the future death became one of the important themes in his work.

4. "A tool dedicated to death," as he calls the camera, Arthur Thresh created his first works, which clearly show his interest in magical realism.

5. After graduating in drawing and art history, Thresh moved to Paris and entered the film academy, but soon realized that his vocation was not films or painting, but “still photography”.

6. San Francisco, 1964

7. "In fact, due to our sincere belief in the veracity of the image, photography has a greater impact on us than any other kind of image" - says Arthur Thrash.

8. “A grotesque or scary image can awaken forgotten animal feelings of defenselessness and fear coming from our ancestors or from our own childhood memories.”

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10. One of the main themes of Thresh's work is children. In the cycle of photographs "The Collector of Dreams and Dreams" his little heroes are lyrical, sad, mysterious and thoughtful.

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12. "Girl with a doll's head", 1968

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14. Thrash lives out his fantasies on an abandoned marina not far from his New York studio. According to him, he uses the language of dreams, folklore and ancient rituals, with frenzied adoration expressing the passions and fears of the flesh. He combines sexuality with reason and wisdom, creating amazing visual images.

15. Arthur Thrash on photography: "More often than other forms of art, photography makes us shudder or arouse sexual desire, but it can also trigger subconscious responses."

16. "Surfers", Florida, 1980

17. Owl, Texas, 1975