We're thrilled to feature the extraordinary artwork of Philip Chudy at HALL St. Helena!
Visit HALL St. Helena and experience Philip's masterful work and HALL's Artisan Wines
first hand.
Philip was born in what was Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). His childhood was spent in the company of a small community of creative artistic people, in what was otherwise a raw colonial environment. A progressively volatile social, political and racial environment drove him to depart for Europe as a young man, but photography allowed him to reconnect to Rhodesia/Zimbabwe on short trips, which he made regularly from the 70s–mid 90s. He typically traveled to remote parts of the country, or braved racially segregated townships with large (4”x5”and 8”x10”) plate cameras. He tried to capture a sense of ‘normality’, whether shooting undocumented landscapes or connecting with isolated individuals, some of whose only physical legacy may be their impressions in these photos. A sense of the incongruous also permeates his photos of people and places.
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Philip captured this dazzling photograph for HALL's offering in the 2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas book
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During the 80’s, Philip worked on high-end advertising accounts from a large loft in London’s docklands. After a fire destroyed much of the building, he relocated to Scotland. This is where he developed his personal photographic connection with Europe. Searching for a sense of Africa’s space, he began to photograph bleak environments in the far North. An extensive road trip to Lapland, as well as numerous photo expeditions to the Scottish Highlands, resulted in many of the photos in this collection. The video slide show features more recent personal work, including color digital photos from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA.
This retrospective of handcrafted, silver prints comprises part of a collection of images which were featured in a series of solo gallery shows in Scotland, England, Holland and Germany during the 1990’s.
Philip’s images for the Hall Winery offering in the
2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
inspired this exhibition. He continues to produce fine art photography as well as highly specialized imagery for advertising from his studio in Marin County.
More from Philip Chudy:
www.philipchudy.com
- includes advertising, automotive, CGI special effects and photo art.
www.philipchudyfineart.com
includes the images featured here as well as traditional media art.
