Bob Carlos Clarke (Great Britain) Attack Without Provocation. Photography

19.04.2011

On April, 27^th Brucie Collections opens the exhibition of photography by Bob Carlos Clarke, known as “the dark genius” of photography. He is famous for his erotic imagery full of wicked humor, emotional portraits and graphic minimalistic still-lives.

Bob Carlos Clarke was born in Ireland in 1950. He studied art and design at the West Sussex College of Art. After that he attended the London College of Printing and received his MA at the Royal College of Art. Clarke became famous in the end of 70-80’s particularly because of his books: “The Illustrated Delta of Venus” (1979), “Obsession” (1985), “The Dark Summer” (1985). At the same time the photographer was working on the commercial projects for Levi's, Agfa, Volkswagen, Pirelli, Smirnoff, UrbanStone and other brands. His photographic series for Wallis received a number of prizes as the best advertising. Bob Carlos Clarke created magnificent portraits of Rachel Weisz, Keith Richards, Dita Von Teese and other celebrities. His book “White Heat” (1990) demonstrated the work process of the famous chef Marco Pierre White. In 2003 Bob Carlos Clarke published his book “Shooting Sex”, which was an autobiography and the formulated core of the photographer’s creativity. In 2006 the great eccentric author died tragically.

The exhibition at Brucie Collections aims to present completely different aspects of Bob Carlos Clarke’s art, in which his edgy and provocative portraits of seducing women are the central motif.