As an artist, I am interested in capturing those elusive
images that dreams are made of. My works emerge out of a form
of human encounter and not a technical one. They are not photographic
montages that are assembled from constituent elements, but
the whole image, that includes number of layers, each of it
aims to represent another side of the objects, but never quite
revealing their meaning.
My photo archive contains the seeds from which my images grow.
Before starting the computer manipulation, I ponder this archive,
seeking fresh and innovative juxtapositions that expand the
possibilities of the initial subject matter and surpasses
the boundaries of ordinary experience. It is my conviction
that the whole process of image creation, from camera shooting
to darkroom or computer manipulation, is capable of being,
in the truest sense, a visual research lab - a place for discovery,
observation, and meditation. Ultimately, my task is to amaze
the watcher.
Enigma of the Red Lift
Market Motion
It is very important to me to maintain a continual
open dialogue with my materials and process; that I am constantly
questioning and in turn being questioned, otherwise the entire
process becomes a prescribed ritual that does not allow for
spontaneous variations and reactions and vitality of the medium
and my relation to it suffers.
I aim to combat visual mediocrity and try to challenge the
boundaries of photography by exploring the darkroom or computer
worlds of the cameraless image, the negative sandwich, multiple
printings, double exposure, the expended tonal scale, etc.
My images are personal but I sincerely hope that they have
significant implications for others to inspire them to seek
out their own "humanscapes".
The final result must be as if one theme shines through another,
acquiring fresh nuances while preserving and strengthening
the traces of its origin, causing everything to be more real,
more alive than in real life.
Accidental Encounters
Boundary Entropy
Nathan Brusovani (Bar), was born in 1956 in
Leningrad. In 1978 he graduated from Leningrad University
with the Master's degree. While studying there he also completed
a course in scientific photography. For the next eight years
under the influence of his elder brother, an artist, he has
been studying photo art in home laboratory.
During the same period of time Nathan also taught Hebrew and
was active in Jewish cultural life. He participated in various
underground exhibitions in Moscow and Peterburg. While still
in refusal he succeeded in smuggling out some of the negatives
of my works into the USA and Israel and later the album of
this works was published.
In 1987 Nathan received permission for emigration from Soviet
Russia and with his wife Anna and four children came to Israel
where they are living now.
In Israel Nathan participated in many exhibitions, among them
the personal exhibition in Jerusalem Theater in 1997.
Now his works are represented on Web at his site: www.uniart.net
The Last Frontier
Enigma of the Red Lift
Accidental Encounters
Facing to Changes
Night Mistery
