Emy Kat
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Emy Kat | |
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| Born | 17 August 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, photographer |
| Spouse | Natalya Kasyanova |
| Children | Kanaan and Asmani |
| Website | emykat |
Emy Kat is a researcher, visual artist and photographer working in contemporary art and fine art photography.
Career and life
[edit]Emy Kat was born in 1959 and is of Middle Eastern descent.[citation needed]
He has worked as a contemporary photographer over several decades. He developed a love for the medium at an early age, when his father gave him his first camera at the age of 12, sparking a lifelong passion for photography. After studying in the United States, he received a graduate degree in photography from the Brooks Institute of photography[1] in Santa Barbara, California, (USA) in 1997. During his studies, he achieved academic success and received awards, including recognition for Advertising and Creative Excellence.[2]
Kat began his career in fashion photography, portraits, and commercial advertising and in 2009 shifted to Contemporary Art and Fine-art photography.
A researcher and photographer, Kat is best known for his explorations of culture and heritage as well as landscape and spiritual transformations.
In 2013, he introduced a new technique in Contemporary Art classified as a post-medium condition, a type of "digital collage". He calls it "Mental Spaces", the artwork deals with capturing a given space and connects several images taken from various angles to create one image, offering the viewer a chance to experience a given space from multiple angles in one gaze. "This technique allows me to cover several dimensions of a space and to effectively sum up all the facts into a single visual. A sample of "Mental Spaces" by Emy Kat titled "Indoors" 2013.[3][4]
His work is included in a number of private and public collections. His iconographic studies on the subject "Femme" describing her superiorities (Nude studies on Platinum) is a permanent collection at BNF Bibliothèque nationale de France [2000]. The collection is under Reference number Ep-4001-Boîte pet. fol.(Collection Publiques).[5][6] His work from the project "The Everlasting Now" has been acquired by the British Museum [2017].[7][8]
Kat participated in a number of local and international shows including Jeddah Arts 21,39 inaugural exhibition Moallaqat [2014],[9] Art Dubai [2014][10][11] and Paris Photo [2014].[12]
Kat has lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai and is currently based in Paris where his studio is located.
Film vs digital
[edit]Although Kat chose to work mostly with photographic film, he majored in digital imaging. The limits of digital photography are to blame for this. He began utilizing a top-of-the-line LEAF digital camera back system in 2008. However, for the most of his fine art, he still uses photographic film with a large format view camera and medium format camera.
Notable artwork
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- Nude studies of women on platinum (Etudes Nus femme) Archived and collected by the BNF Bibliothèque nationale de France (2000). Reference number Ep-4001-Boîte pet. fol.(Collection Publiques)[13][14]
- La Pass Murraille – series of 5 images – edition 3 – (1999)
- Souls on the streets (Ames Dans les Rues) – (2009) [15]
- The Everlasting Now – (2012–2013) solo exhibition, Athr Gallery [2014][16] 21,39 Moallaqat Exhibition 1st edition [2013][17] Art Dubai [2014][18][19] Solo Exhibition, Bin Mattar House [2014][20] Paris Photo [2014][21][22] 1er Biennale des photographes du mond Arabe – Institute du Mond Arabe – Paris [2015][23][24]
Book contributions
[edit]Kat's photographs have been included in several books published by Graphis Inc.
- (2007) "Photography Annual" ISBN 1-932026-39-8
- (2006) "Photography Annual" ISBN 1-931241-46-5
- (2000) "Nude 3" ISBN 1-888001-66-6
- (1998) "Photography Annual" ISBN 1-888001-46-1
- (1997) Annual Design ISBN 1-888001-24-0
References
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- ^ "Academic and Career References – PDF". Emykat.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Academic and Career References – PDF". Emykat.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Saudi Gazette/ Home Page". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
- ^ "The Everlasting Now – Emy Kat Solo Exhibition". Athrart.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Recueil. Photographies originales. Oeuvre de Emy Kat".
- ^ "Permanent Collection at BNF Bibliotheque National de France - Paris Reference number Ep-4001-Boîte pet. Fol.(Collection Publiques)".
- ^ "Press" (PDF).
- ^ "Photographic print | British Museum".
- ^ "Moallaqat Exhibition | Athr Gallery".
- ^ "Art Dubai 2014 | Athr Gallery".
- ^ "Athr".
- ^ "Athr Gallery at Paris Photo | Athr Gallery".
- ^ "Recueil. Photographies originales. Oeuvre de Emy Kat".
- ^ "Permanent Collection at BNF Bibliotheque National de France - Paris Reference number Ep-4001-Boîte pet. Fol.(Collection Publiques)".
- ^ "The Contemporary Orientalism" (PDF). Operagallery.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "The Everlasting Now – Emy Kat Solo Exhibition". Athart.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Moallaqat Exhibition". Athart.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ http://artdubai.ae/galleries/contemporary/2014/Athr-Gallery
- ^ "Art Dubai 2014 | Athr Gallery".
- ^ "Upcoming Events – The Everlasting Now – Shaikh Ebrahim Center". Shaikhebrahimcenter.org. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Emy Kat – Paris Photo Grand Palais". Parisphoto.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Athr Gallery at Paris Photo". Athart.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Emy Kat – Biennale des Photographes du Monde Arabe contemporain".
- ^ "Première biennale des photographes du monde arabe contemporain". 24 March 2016.
