At my work I have been involved mainly in portraits. I belong to those photographers, for which the relationship between the photographer and the model is absolutely crucial. Mutual trust arising from a long-term cooperation enables sensitive and consistent work with an expression and stylization. In this case I was directly inspired by a posing man, my close friend, and the individual scenes were formed especially for him. As a result, despite the strong styling and great diversity of roles into which he is incorporated, very personal portraits were formed.

Caravaggio paintings serve me as a starting point, I am not trying to reproduce them, but they become a stage for the model. He then paradoxically, hidden behind a mask of a given role, it’s more open and releases the innermost emotions.

By combining the light and shadows and drawing the desired shades directly on the model’s skin I can achieve the characteristic of Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro.

With this sophisticated way I imitate Caravaggio’s style using a strong shadow which allows precise modeling of the male body.

By mutual mingling and media influence of the paintings and photographs we reach upsetting tension. My work does not want to create the impression of oil paintings, nor shall it become some kind of a photographic illusion. Reinforcing the film grain and adjustment, clearly indicate that these are photographic images which derive from the painting and reflect it at a same time in their own specific way.

The combination of media, conscious work with kitsch, scene and the utilization of mismatch between manly muscles and effeminate expression create a framework for my exploring of remarkably thin line between beauty and ugliness.