Yuri Dojc

Yuri Dojc
Born (1946-05-12) May 12, 1946
Humenné, Slovakia
Occupation Photographer
Known for Last Folio, Marble Woman
Website www.yuridojc.com

Yuri Dojc (born May 12, 1946) is a Slovak-Canadian fine arts and commercial photographer whose works include black and white nude studies, portraits of Canadian World War II veterans and projects such as American Dreams, Marble Woman and his Last Folio exhibit.[1]

Early life and education

Dojc grew up in Humenné in Eastern Slovakia, where his father was headmaster of a secondary school and his mother a teacher. The family later relocated to Bratislava. In 1968[2] he was on a summer student exchange program in London when the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia occurred. Following the advice of his father, Dojc decided that he would not return and a year later emigrated to Toronto, Canada.

Dojc studied mechanical engineering followed by psychology at Comenius University in Bratislava before the Soviet invasion interrupted his schooling. Upon arriving in Canada, he enrolled in the photography program at Ryerson University[3] in Toronto. While at school, he become photo editor of the student weekly Eyeopener working alongside future newspaper journalist Christie Blatchford, CBC reporter Paul Workman, City reporter Jojo Chintoh and comedian Paul Chato.

Career

Among Dojc's early influences are Edward Weston, Irving Penn, Man Ray and Guy Bourdin, as well as painters René Magritte, Egon Schiele, and Amedeo Modigliani. His early shots were of doors, windows, chairs and flowers before gravitating toward human subjects. In the 1980s during the height of the poster business, Dojc's images appeared in the movie D.C. Cab. "Legs", "Bicycle", and "Chair" were three of his biggest sellers. His commercial clients have included FedEx, Apple, GM, Porsche, Canon, Club Med, Brooks and Panasonic.[4]

Exhibits

Books

References

  1. ↑ Levey, Greg (2011-03-17). "New Yorker Book Bench: Hanishar, Or What Remains". NewYorker.com.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ryerson University Alumni". ryerson.ca. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Leong, Melissa (12 September 2011). "Favourite anecdote from a familiar face".
  4. ↑ "Yuri Dojc, an Ontarian from Central Europe who dreams in American, has spotted plenty more than Elvis on his trips to the U.S.". Advertising Age. May 1993.
  5. ↑ "Images immortalise Jewish past in Slovakia". spectator.sme.sk. 2011-09-12. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Yuri Dojc exhibits in Košice synagogue". spectator.sme.sk. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Last Folio: A Photographic Journey with Yuri". Indiana.edgu. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 11 August 2011.

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