Monday, August 20, 2012

Indias own sex maverick.

Prabuddha Dasgupta.



The name denotes how photography slowly evolved into art in India as early as the 90s.Prabuudha aged,58 died of a heart attack while at work on the 11th of august,2012.

"Prabuddha's pictures disorient the person looking at them. They attach themselves deeply to you while, simultaneously floating free of your conscious life and memories, refusing to become part of the documentary or circumstantial record. As evidence they are entirely unreliable and inadmissable. We are in the realm of dreams, and memories - exactly whose is never clear..."
Geoff Dyer, 2011












Prabuddha a self taught photographer,made a woman look raw,sensual,sexy and everything you wouldnt normally think she is,at passing unless looked at through his lens.You can see it from some of his pictures of Lakshmi Menon,his long time partner(who is almost 30years younger) and muse.It must feel amazing to be seen and perceived as not just beautiful but beautiful in a way, that you know noone else can sum you up to be.She constituted a fair size of his work.He made sex an art,sexual photography an art.The man has photographed some very very sexy stuff in his time.Do take some time to take a look at his website.Dont miss the longing or the comissioned folders.Explosive stuff.A legend.R.I.P. The man was a rockstar.Respect.

http://www.prabuddhadasgupta.com

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