Tono Stano

Tono Stano (born 24 March 1960 in Zlaté Moravce, now Slovakia) is an art photographer living and working in Prague, Czech Republic.

Tono Stano (2012)

Tono Stano attended the secondary school of applied arts in Bratislava in 1975-79, and then, from 1980-86, the FAMU in Prague (School of Film, Photography, and Television). Still during their studies, he and his fellow students (e.g. Miro Svolik) at FAMU developed a new style of staged photography, full of expressive movements and metaphor, partly influenced by performance art.[1] Tono Stano is mainly known for his black-and-white photographs of the female body. Several of his photographs have been used for the cover of photography books. The picture "Sense", e.g., appeared on the cover of the landmark photography book "The Body" by William A. Ewing.[2]

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions include:

• Institut Français, Budapest, 2004
• Galerie Baudelaire, Antwerp, 2004
• Slovak Institute and Czech Centre, Berlin, 2002
• Prazsky dum fotografie, Prague, 2001
• Schoren, St. Gallen, Switzerland 2000
• Dom kultury, Bratislava, 1996
• Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1996
• Narodni technicke Museum, Prague 1995
• Palac Metro, Prague, 1992
• Galerie U Recickych, Prague, 1992
• Le Pont Neuf, Paris, 1990
• Galerie G4, Cheb, 1989
• Fotochema, Prague, 1986

Bibliography

• FotoTorst (2005). Tono Stano. Text by Magdalena Jurikova. ISBN 80-7215-247-5.

• Birgus, Vladimir (1999). Czech Photography of the 90s. Kant. ISBN 80-86217-00-0.

• Stano, Tono (1996). Praha. Posam.

References

1. Magdalena Jurikova: "Tono Stano", FotoTorst, 2005
2. William A. Ewing: "The Body", Thames & Hudson, 1994

External links

• Official site
• Photography book "Tono Stano" by FotoTorst
• Photography book "Praha" by Tono Stano
• Photography book "The Body" by William A. Ewing