Gabor Szilasi

Andor Pasztor, Montréal, 1977, printed of 1979

© Gabor Szilasi • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Gabor Szilasi, Andor Pasztor, Montréal, © Gabor Szilasi • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
Artist
Gabor Szilasi
Title
Andor Pasztor, Montréal
Dimensions and medium
Silver gelatin print and chromogenic print, 28.7 × 22.3 cm (each)
Artwork description
In the 1970s, Gabor Szilasi began photographing people, interiors, architecture and landscape in a manner that would set the stage for documentary photography in Québec. His series Portraits-intérieurs, produced from 1977 to 1979, attests to Szilasi’s fundamental preoccupation with capturing the relationship between humans and their environments. As part of this larger series, Andor Pasztor, Montréal juxtaposes two photographs, one in black and white, and one in colour. This approach, which consists of presenting both a portrait and an image of a personal interior space, sharpens our understanding of the portrayed individual’s personality and reveals cultural values as expressed through their environment. Each photograph provides information on the characteristics that define a way of life, while reciprocity between the two serves to unveil additional clues. Here, man’s portrait reflects the image of society, and conveys how the environment both describes and conditions the individual.

See Also

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George Legrady, Double Talk, 1982 Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
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Self Portrait with Skeleton, 2003, Cibachrome print, 4/5.
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Pierre et Gilles, Lio dans les herbes, 1984 Lio dans les herbes, 1984, Painted Chromogenic print.
Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002, Chromogenic print, 2/10.
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Modus vivendi, 1985, 2 colour Polaroid prints.
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Generic Man, 1987-1989, printed of 2002, Duratrans display transparency and light box.
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Rescue Effort, 2007, Digital chromogenic print, 1/5.
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Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Barbara Probst, Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006 Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Oval (Montmorency Falls, Beauport, Quebec, August 2000), 2000, 36 chromogenic prints.
Bill Vazan, Ovale (Chutes Montmorency, Beauport, Québec, août 2000), 2000 Oval (Montmorency Falls, Beauport, Quebec, August 2000), 2000, 36 chromogenic prints.
Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Alain Laframboise, Nicolaas, 1995 Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
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Vertical Pull 1, 1977, 12 gelatin silver prints.
Suzy Lake, Vertical Pull 1, 1977 Vertical Pull 1, 1977, 12 gelatin silver prints.
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