Roberto Dutesco's Equine Beauty by Anthony Behar
Published by Unknown on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 11/20/2006 10:14:00 PM.
In an American Express television commercial (Gold Card membership perks) I saw a picture coming off of a printer that looked vaguely familiar, one I had seen hanging in the studio of a friend not to far back. Soon after, I remembered the image and the photographer, actually running into Roberto Dutesco on St. Marks’s Place in NYC not a week later. Indeed his image had appeared in the TV spot, and we exchanged information.
A few days ago I received an invitation in the mail to his show, and what I found was the obvious reason why Amex used his photograph. Chosen from his series on the Wild Horses of Sable Island (off the coast of Nova Scotia) you immediately get the impression that Dutesco’s images completely embody the spirit of the moment, and capture a set of emotions like none other.
You look at a model posing in a of dress and you think to yourself, “sure it’s a great picture, but how does it make me feel?” And then you look at one of Roberto Dutesco’s horse pictures, and you almost have to take a step back to catch your breath. Far from the groomed static equine portraits of Steven Klein, Dutesco’s work is about raw emotion, it’s about the power and energy of these majestic animals and how watching them gallop through and about the dunes makes you wish you could be there. I was in awe at the strength these images held, and blasted again by a wave of love for the creatures when looking at the silent but deadly straight on portraits; Had Dutesco found a way to talk to these feral animals, or were they gracing upon him their time? There’s a dialogue in these images that truly imbues the viewer in their elegance and grace.
Unlike a lot of other shows I’ve seen, none of the images seem to be out reach, because he has chosen to frame different images in different sizes, accessible to all different budgets.
I’ve met a lot of great photographers in my time, and Roberto not only stands out as one who takes fabulous images, he’s as friendly and kind as his images are beautiful.
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