VACLAV JIRASEK. Angel II, 1993. 11.3x9.3" gelatin silver print on 19x15" paper. Printed 1993. Signed and inscribed in pencil on print verso: "Angel II" / V Jirasek / 1993; two artist stamps.

Born 3 November 1965, Karvina, Czech Republic, Vaclav Jirasek was originally trained as a painter. He studied the Secondary School of Applied Art Brno, Specialization Applied Graphics and then he graduated from The School of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 1990.

In the years 1989-1994, he was one of the founding members of the artistic group Bratrstvo ("Brotherhood," a retro romantic group of Czech photographers curiously inspired by Ruskin, the pre-raphaelites and the rock-fashion photographer Anton Corbijn). With Brotherhood he exhibited his photographic work anonymously.

His photography skills are self-taught. In his later career, he has turned away from painting and, since 1994, he has focused on photography without thematic limitation. The common denominator of his work is the interest in mystery, guise, irony, decadence, and recycling of art.

Jirasek's photographs are held in private and public collections around the world.

Credit: https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/prague-paris-vaclav-jirasek-industria/

Excellent. Minor wear.