"When all is said and done we are here to ask questions, not to find answers." - Paul Ickovic
Working in the classic style of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Brassai, Paul Ickovic's images are captive moments. Describing what he calls a "critical distance," Ickovic is close enough to his subject to be noticed but also maintains the eye of a voyeur. He records transitory moments that are never posed or altered. Ickovic tells much of his own story through the cities and people he photographs; a narrative with which the viewer can engage and relate.
"WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE WE ARE HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS, NOT TO FIND ANSWERS." - PAUL ICKOVIC
Writes Grace Glueck in the New York Times, “Mr Ickovic is a wonderfully old-style photographer in the tradition of Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassai and other son the spot at the "decisive moment." His images are not staged, cropped orotherwise manipulated; he shoots what's there. The conjunction of these two factors seems as much a matter of eye as intuition."
Selected Collections:
Museumof Modern Art, New York
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
International Center of Photography, New York
National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
