He is like a house with many floors and windows, each one offering a different view.

To understand his erotic art, you need to glance into the deepest and darkest parts of his being.

This was the beginning of the art war lead by Jan against the political system, his family and his lustful dreams. In 1950 he got his first camera, Kodak Baby Brownie. Stuck between memories of murdered children, the sound of shots, a person’s last breaths and his dreams, Jan begins to explore the possibilities and the magic of photography. Jan and his brother were also deported to the camp, separated from their father, who shared the same fate with their sons. His father was Jewish and many of his relatives ended their lives in a concentration camp. “There are too many imitators – I do not want to show the way to anyone anymore.” – Jan Saudekīorn in Prague in 1935, several years just before World War II, Saudek is forced to face the consequences that will follow only because of his origins. One of them, the rarest among all, is Jan Saudek, a renowned Czech photographer. Despite numerous painters, who are lovers of paintbrushes and tempera, there are artists who have driven their passion for digital and photography. But what really separates some artists from all others is the ability to be noticeable without being aware that they have achieved this level of recognition. Maybe today it’s easy to succeed in the art of erotica, if by that for an artist, is meant to make an exhibition and find their name in the newspaper.

Jan saudek photos