Peter Smejkal [RA 2022]

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First name: Peter ;
Middle name:
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Last name:
Smejkal ;

Member: Resident artist member ; 
Begin:
2022 ;
End:
n/a ;

 

Biography:

Peter Smejkal, a native of Prague, lived in Munich before deciding to become a New Yorker, and in 1978, he immigrated to the United States, where he pursued a business career in downtown Manhattan for over 30 years. After retiring, Peter’s passion for photography led him to study Digital Imaging and Photography at NYU. He has been an exhibiting member at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, NJ,  showcased his work at the Watchung Art Center, and became a resident artist at the Salmagundi Club in New York in 2022.

Peter loves to photograph cityscapes to capture the shapes and colors, the textures and patterns, and the contrast between new and old. New York City is the perfect venue for urban photography with its dense network of buildings, designed by the world’s best architects to reach ever higher into the sky.

“I love pointing my camera up to capture the sky’s light reflecting off such iconic buildings. These images are difficult to compose, due to the extreme geometry, and difficult to expose, due to the harsh contrast between bright and dark illumination. Overcoming these challenges to capture the spirit of the city gives me tremendous satisfaction,” Peter says.

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Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artist/?p=129725

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2022.129725

Record birth date:
July 15, 2022

Last updated: March 12, 2024 at 16:19 pm

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