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RK MAGAZIN
REDAKTOR: Patricia Kurpasova
Hovorí kontroverzný fotograf Peter ERZVO Zvonár, ktorý rád fotí pikantné fotografie a nehanbí sa za to.
Pre mnohých výstredný, pre iných slobodný fotograf, ktorý sa na svet pozerá umeleckým okom. Do umenia vkladá celý svoj život, no veľký kus seba venuje aj druhým, ktorí to potrebujú. Peter je fotograf, ktorého Ružomberčania dobre poznajú. Je svojský, miluje ľudí a rád ich fotí. Preferuje najmä pikantné fotografie s príbehom, no bežne fotí aj rodiny s deťmi či páry. Najnovšie sa venuje sociálnej fotografii. Počas pandémie sa umelcom nedostalo toľko úcty a uznania, nemal prácu, preto sa skúšal zamestnať v grafickej agentúre, ale po týždni si uvedomil, že neznesie autority, ktoré mu diktujú, čo má robiť. Je naučený žiť slobodne a niesť za seba zodpovednosť. …..
ERZVO 2012 – 2022
PLUS 7 DNÍ
redaktor: Monika Mikulcová
Matka Snežena, otec a stredoškolský syn. Trojčlenná ukrajinská rodina vystrašene nastúpila do auta k neznámemu bradatému chlapovi. Vôbec netušili, čo sa s nimi bude diať, kam ich povezie. Boli však v dobrých rukách 54-ročného usmievavého Ružomberčana s veľkým srdcom. Ešte nedávno fotil odvážne erotické snímky, teraz pomáha, ako sa dá….
LIPTOV CAST
V najnovšej epizóde nášho podcastu/videocastu rozoberáme kariéru fotografa Petra Zvonára a jeho názory na niektoré témy ako PORNart, akty, ale načreli sme aj do témy Ľudovít Fulla, autizmus a Ružomberok.
Alex Wortex v Plus 7 dni
redaktor Monika Mikulcová
Exluziv magazin (ČR)
Book “Never Stop Believing”
Unique bibliography, the best of ERZVO. Photostory, Christian symbols and PornArt. 100 pages, 22×22 cm. Excellent print. Available for purchase as limited edition 50 books of full color prints. Embos signed and numbered. Please feel free to contact me if you need any information. Price 300 EUR.
Opäť verí v lásku – Bára Basiková
Plus 7 dní magazín, redaktor Monika Mikulcová
Fotenie s úžasnou Bárou Basikovou
“Milý Peter,
velmi mě inspiruješ, motivuješ, těšíš…
Díky tobě jsem zase někým.
Děkuji ti za všechno.
Bára”
CHARACTER MAGAZINE (FR)
ARTZINE
Artist Peter Zvonar has been following his unique vision. His staged photographs are defying stereotypes by explor-
mg the nether worlds of the dreamscape.To explore this internal territory the artist provokes the senses of the viewer
through the processes of visual displacement, juxtaposition, and reference shifts. As a result, Zvonar has created his
own world reminding that our present day civilization and its rules of conduct and behavior is but a thin and fragile
veneer, laid upon the psyche which contains passions and instincts of primordial nature. Not surprisingly, then, we find
that the artist, in his works, explores the ambiguous liminal zone between the real and the imaginary, what is sensate
and what is not, in effect bringing out for all to see how closely the sex drive interrelate through the use of Freud’s
pnncrple of the uncanny.
PETER ERZVO ZVONAR – SKVĚLÝ FOTOGRAF A VÝJIMEČNÝ ČLOVĚK
Kdybych byla Madonna, Rihanna nebo Lana del Rey, to je jedno, měla bych takovéhle fotky na titulech prestižních světových magazínů, bydlela bych v obrovské vile, měla služebnictvo, oblékali by mě nejvýznamnější módní návrháři, líčili nejlepší vizážisté a fotili nejuznávanější světoví fotografové.
Ale já jsem Bára Basiková z Prahy, bydlím v malým bytě, jezdím vlakem a fotí mě třeba Peter Erzvo Zvonar z Ružomberoku.
Protože je však stejně skvělý jako stovky světových fotografů, stejně jako naši návrháři, vizážisté, designéři a já nevím, kdo ještě jsou dokonalí (a někdy i lepší) jako ti ve světě, a není to o kvalitě, ale o penězích, připadám si jako ta opravdická Star.
Peter je osobnost. Charismatický, citlivý člověk, morálně na výši a s velkým srdcem.
Nebojí se provokovat a nazývat věci pravými jmény. Nebojí se ukázat na pokrytectví, závist, lež a faleš.
Práce s ním je nádherná radost. Jsem šťastná, že je v mé blízkosti.
BARA
Auction house MutualArt
QUEERIO
HIMMEL UND HÖLLE – FOTOGRAFIE VON PETER ERZVO ZVONAR
Unsere Weltreise durch die queere Fotografie führt uns heute erstmalig in die Slowakei – zu Peter ERZVO Zvonar. Peter ist gelernter Kunstrestaurator und arbeitet als Fotograf und Grafiker.
Seit einigen Jahren fokussiert er seine künstlerische Arbeit auf männliche Porträts und Akte – und die können sich sehen lassen: Hier geht es nicht nur darum, Körper möglichst attraktiv erscheinen zu lassen. Vielmehr werden Bildkompositionen aufgebaut, die männliche Erotik oft blasphemisch mit christlicher Symbolik und Bildsprache in Kontrast setzen. Auch wenn die Aufmerksamkeit zunächst auf das Model gezogen wird, lohnt sich immer ein zweiter Blick auf Szene und Accessoires, die einen provokativen, wunderlichen oder auch ironischen Rahmen für seine Fotografien bilden.
Dabei wird mal ein Bischof mit zweifelhafter Materie im Bart gezeigt, mal ein cool-erotischer Jesus mit Dornenkrone und Kippe im Mund, mal eine Szene mit einem einäugigen Teddybären in einem Abbruch-Badezimmer oder auch schlicht beste Porno-Ästhetik mit zwei Männern in der Autowerkstatt. Auf vielen der Bilder ist er dabei auch selbst zu sehen.
In jedem Fall lotet er selbstbewusst die Grenzen dessen aus, was in der konservativ-katholischen Slowakei machbar ist. Ihm geht es dabei um Liebe und Güte – aber auch darum, seine Individualität zu leben.
Und das macht er inzwischen mit Erfolg – wie diverse Ausstellungen, Features in internationalen Magazinen und Blogs und erste Fotobände belegen.
Wir freuen uns, eine Reihe von Bildern von diesem außergewöhnlichen Fotografen hier vorstellen zu können.
Honorable Recognition – “Homeless”
FEST FOTO SÚŤAŽ, Martin, Slovakia
EXHIBITION
“Čo to za veselie”
Svadobné kroje zo Šatnice matice slovenskej.
Vrútky 2018
ADVOCATE magazine (USA)
39 Photos From the Sensual and Twisted Mind of Peter Erzvo Zvonar
By Christopher Harrity
Peter believes in love and goodness, but somehow there is always a lot of sex and rebellion in his work.
We love Peter’s photography because his images show a mind that is going rapidly in many different directions at once. He works in a variety of styles and creates images with deep story suggestions. He is unafraid to experiment, and sometimes the results are fairly bizarre. That’s the way we like it.
Born in Ruzomberok, Slovakia, in1967, Peter Erzvo Zvonár is a photographer who believes in love and goodness, and who since his childhood has been standing out in a crowd because of his intransigence and originality. His portfolio is influenced deeply by his personality, especially when it comes to the male physique. His photos focus on the human figure, Christian images, or self-portraits, often upending the limits of decorum and piety. Zvonár follows his heart and a few other organs to create his images and expose the world to what turns him on. He is compared with Mapplethorpe, Bianchi, and Hamrick because of his own style, his own concepts and ideas. His photos inform us on what drives him and give us insight into the world of his art.
Finalist Artavita Art Contest, Santa Barbara, USA. Opened opportunity for an exhibition at the San Diego Art Show.
Beautifulmag Magazine
Peter ERZVO Zvonar is a controversial, provocative and exhibitionistic Slovak photographer who publishes mainly abroad where his style of work is more commonly known – accepted – than at home in Slovakia. “The art has to be controversial,” he states. “All great works of art which were super temporal were always outside of majority’s understanding. The art should be stirring. It’s a kind of rebellion that comes from the heart and soul of the artist. When I create art, I don’t think about the consequences of it, but the specific message of the piece, how I captured the story and it doesn’t matter if it’s a romantic story, story of one person, terrifying story or whether it shows ones’ hidden desires and urges. I like to portray these in particular. Maybe that’s why there is a lot of sexuality in my artwork as well as Christian symbolism. That’s why I am not as popular in my homeland Slovakia which has a very traditional Christian society. I also believe it’s because of my attitude to life and my openness.”
Peter ERZVO Zvonar is in perpetual pursuit of creative individuation. He approaches this goal in a process of focusing his attention on the most important and immediate needs. Towards that end he has discovered (or invented) narratives and mythology to fuel the intentions of his work. Zvonar’s characters inhabit spaces and places that are in the world of the not-known in the realms that are subversive. The artist’s characters reflect the chemistry of imagination, the volatile and ephemeral reverie. If we were to permit ourselves the challenge of characterizing the complex and often contradictory quality of Zvonar’s art, we might say that its incongruous facets arise out of a struggle to make manifest an ‘inner realism’ only available to the artist. It arises out of a world that only the artist is capable of identifying and tracing. He is engaged in seeking in art a satisfaction for man’s rage for order; he finds spiritual order, not divine revelation, in a secular imagination. In outlining that world’s contours to the observer Zvonar‘s logic of passion gives moral authority and remarkable subversive importance to the artist’s task of unveiling the marvellous.
AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY, NEW YORK
AMSTERDAM WHITNEY International Fine Art, congratulates you on being accepted to our distinguished Family of Artists. After carefully reviewing your artwork, Amsterdam Whitney Gallery’s Curatorial Review Committee has formally selected you to participate in our elite museum-caliber Representation Program. Our Curatorial Review Committee was deeply impressed by your outstanding Photography Series which emblematizes the artistic essence of life and explores the spontaneity and drama of our world. We commend you on “DARK” which reflects a visual intensity.and a unique individual expression . Your impassioned lens in “WET” creatively encapsulates a unique artistic vision with luminescent positive energy as it radiates a lyrical, poetic artistic viewpoint. We enjoyed your sterling visual voyage in “BODY AND SOUL” with its sophisticated, compelling composition which reflects a unique sensitive “Third Eye.” Your aesthetically absorbing “FREEDOM” reverberates with a powerful interplay of light interacting with vibrant tonal combinations, as it is juxtaposed with a superb perspective. Your provocative ‘Oeuvre” oeuvre treasures our world with its eternal visual symbolism and embodies a timeless message while offering a powerful narrative. We salute you on your intriguing work which conveys the invisible within the visible and seizes the essence of the emotional and physical experience with a profound sensitivity to humankind. Your compelling photography reveals a timeless perspective and passionately captures the excitement and visceral quality of our universe.
If we were to permit ourselves the challenge of characterizing the complex and often contradictory quality of Zvonar’s art we might say that its incongruous facets arise out of a struggle to make manifest an ‘inner realism’ only available to the artist. It arises out of a world that only the artist is capable of identifying and tracing. He is engaged in seeking in art a satisfaction for man’s rage for order; he finds spiritual order, not divine revelation, in a secular imagination. In outlining that world’s contours to the observer Zvonar‘s logic of passion gives moral authority and remarkable subver- sive importance to the artist’s task of unveiling the marvelous.
John Austin is an art writer living and working in Manhattan
BODY & SOUL
Artifact gallery, Manhattan, New York
April 4 – 22, 2018
He offers an escape route from the small box of the mind and everyday morals.
He is compared with Mapplethorpe, Bianchi or Hamrick, because of his unique style, concepts, and ideas..
A little while ago we had some sexy naked images by photographer Peter ERZVO Zvonar and although I planned to get out there right away and look for more of his work I was a little side tracked and got distracted. Well, you’ll be glad to know that I finally got out there and started looking around, and I found some truly gorgeous work that you need to see.
This Slovakian photographer creates dark and moody images that really don’t hold back. Whether it’s the interesting nature of his models, the poses or the themes, there’s always something to pull you in and make you linger.
I know that when I pause on a photo and really take my time to drink it in, they’ve achieved something with me. It’s safe to say that Peter ERZVO Zvonar does that.
And it’s not just because of the erotic nature of some of his work either. Everything I’ve seen of his so far has been beautiful, fascinating, alluring.
As this is a nude post I’m focusing on his erotic male shots, and I think you’re probably gonna want to see more of him too. I don’t usually include links in a post but you would be served well by this one if you enjoy really amazing photography – visit him, see more at ERZVO.
ADVOCATE, USA
A few months ago we posted a gallery of Peter Erzvo Zvonar’s work. It was very popular and garnered hundreds of thousands of page views. So we thought that his fans should know that he will be in New York attending the a sale of his works April 4-8 at Artifact Gallery. There is an opening reception April 4 at 6 p.m.Zvonar’s work is sexy, audacious, and heretic. He offers an escape route from the small box of the mind and everyday morals.
1. Museum Exhibition in South Korea
2. Monaco Yacht Show in Monte Carlo
3. Spectrum during Art Basel Miami
4. The Los Angeles Art Show
Emotions. Stories. Sexuality.
The striking photos of Peter ERZVO Zvonár
Slovakian artist Peter ERZVO Zvonár is a photographer whose work focuses on the human figure, Christian images, or self-portraits.
Ahead of the opening of his first solo exhibition in New York, I spoke with Zvonár for a behind-the-scenes look at his latest series of work.
What was the inspiration for the series of photos included in the exhibition?
The inspiration behind all my artwork is life itself — emotions, stories, sexuality. I haven’t prepared anything special for the New York exhibition. It’s all my work from 2013 up to present-day, presented as large format photographs on high quality paper, with mount and frame.
Your work has caused controversy in Slovakia and the Czech Republic — what is it about your photographs that people have found controversial?
Art has to be controversial. Art should be stirring. It’s a kind of rebellion that comes from the heart and soul of the artist….
Contract with Artifact Gallery, 84 Orchard Street, Manhattan, New York (Artcorp Inc). Solo Exhibition April 4 – 22, 2018, opening reception Wedn April 4, 2018. Extensive multimedia promotional campaing and participation of the Artist in exibitions at selected museum, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum etc.
ADVOCATE MAGAZINE (USA): These photos are so good we almost can’t post them. You should see what we held back.
In 3 days more than 5,800 sharing and over a million visions
Cover of Business Worldwide magazine – photo by ERZVO
Mohammad Al Duaij, CEO of Alea Global Group – winner of Business Worldwide Magazine’s Man of the Year Award 2017
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“You have submitted strong artworks for our review. They are fantastic and we will be happy to welcome you as an exhibitor in the Foto Solo Pavilion at Artexpo New York.”
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2017 – Nominated 1340 ART International Magazine – Gallery Italy, print edition January 2018
2017 – Finalist (3 photos) Photo Contest Bulgaria FIAP, PSA, GPU, PCB
2017 – Nominated The 6th Annual One Eyeland Photography Awards 2017
2017 – I got an offer from a famous gallery in Manhattan, New York, ARTIFACT 84 Orchard Street
Never Stop Believing – book
Unique bibliography, the best of ERZVO. Photostory, Christian symbols and PornArt. 100 pages, 22×22 cm. Best quality photos. Available for purchase as limited edition 50 books of full color prints. Embos signed and numbered. Please feel free to contact me if you need any information. Price 300 EUR.
LUI: ROZHOVOR: Kontroverzní fotograf ERZVO reprezentuje Česko a Slovensko – potetovaným Ježíšem s Coca-Colou v ruce
Díky spolupráci s Peterem ERZVO Zvonárem jsme měli možnost nakouknout na vysoce prestižní událost. Jakmile se předávájí ceny v Hotelu Armani, který se nachází v jedné z nejslavnějších budov na celém světě, v dubajské Burj Khalifa, máme jistotu, že jde o něco skutečně důležitého. ERZVO byl vybrán, aby v soutěži o nejlepší umělecká díla světa reprezentoval střední Evropu. Nevycouval z této výzvy a do soutěže poslal odvážný snímek zobrazující Ježíše Krista… řekněme velmi netradičně. Jak se umístil? A neměl se svou fotografií v muslimském světě problémy?
Nový čas: Takýto kalendár ste ešte v živote nevideli: Na erotiku a modelky zabudnite, je to niečo úplne iné.
Firemná zábava, aká nemá obdoby. Družstevníci z Poľnohospodárskeho družstva v Sklabini (okr. Martin) sa rozhodli, že si na chvíľu odskočia od vône čerstvo nadojeného mlieka a vône hnoja – rovno pred objektív fotografa ako modeli a modelky.
Plus 7 dní: Kontroverzný slovenský fotograf v Dubaji zabodoval s holým Ježišom, ktorý pije kokakolu
Otvorene hovorí o sexe aj o tom, že je gay. Poznávacím znamením tvorby ružomberského fotografa Petra ERZVO Zvonára sa stala nahota aj kontroverzný prístup ku kresťanským témam.
A práve dielo tohto svojrázneho muža zaujalo porotcov súťaže The Global Art Awards v Dubaji, organizovanej v asociácii s The Wall Street Journal. Z celého sveta vyberali tých najlepších spomedzi prihlásených výtvarníkov, sochárov a fotografov. „Nominovali ma v lete. Moja tvorba zaujala spomedzi tisícky prihlásených prác a stal som sa finalistom v sekcii fotografia,”upresňuje Peter Zvonár.
Plus 7 dni, Redaktor: Monika Mikulcova
Plus 7 dni magazine, #24 Gay porno na fotkách?
Vyslúžil si prezývku “špinavý fotograf”. Peter ERZVO sa netají svojou homosexuálnou orientáciou. Svoj kontroverzný postoj prejavil aj svojím pornografickým gay kalendárom DREAMS 2016, ktorý mal veľký úspech doma i v zahraničí. „Prelomil som jedno veľké tabu,“ hovorí. Po ňom nasledoval ešte odvážnejší kalendár PornArt WORKS 2017.
Interview v Radio One Rock s Nikoletou Mars Kovacovou
Interview Radio One ERZVO
Czech singer Icon Bara Basikova as Maria Magdalena & Jesus Christ
Interview TIP Radio Praha, Libor Baselides, 2016
Autorský deň, výstava AKTA EROTIKA, Praha, 19.08.2016
Slávnostné odhalenie fotografie Mária Magdaléna a Ježiš Kristus a krst explicitného kalendára WORKS 2017
Galerie ABF, Václavské nám.31, Praha
Bára Basiková, Filip Jankovič, Jirka Korytár, Peter Janík, Jiří Jaskmanický, Libor von Baselides a ďalší
Exibition – Millionaire Gallery Prague, 30.03.2016
Vernisáž „Otvorené srdce, otvorená myseľ“ a krst knihy Svaty Pokoj (Jan Rejfek a Peter ERZVO Zvonar)
Výjimečný fotograf potřebuje výjimečný prostor, kterým Millionaire Gallery skutečně je.
Tvorba Petra ERZVA Zvonára je jedinečná příběhem každé fotografie. Za každým snímkem leží neuvěřitelná dávka energie, lásky, přemýšlení, emocí všech druhů, ale hlavně člověk a jeho příběh. Lidé si někdy v těžkých chvílích řeknou, že nic nemá smysl. Peter vás ve své tvorbě přesvědčí, že všechno svůj smysl opravdu má. Právě kvůli této skutečnosti se Millionaire Gallery rozhodla uspořádat vernisáž pro výjimečného fotografa, jehož díla budou vystavena mezi předměty osobností, které tvořily dějiny a staly se tak nesmrtelnými.
Jak říká Peter: „Vím, že budu žít věčně, protože fotografie, do kterých jsem se vložil, nikdy nezemřou.“
Martin France, Jakub Ludvik, Bara Basikova, Peter Erzvo Zvonar, Jan Rejfek, Peter Janik, Anife Vyskočilová, Míša Dolinová, Markéta Mayerová, Heidy Janku
BOOK “Svatý Pokoj”
autor Jan Rejfek a Peter ERZVO Zvonar
Je dobré se zastavit a nahlédnout mimo každodenní běh věcí na sebe – jak se mám? Zrevidovat poměr své vnitřní radosti ve vztahu k věcem, o kterých mám pocit, že je “musím”. To o čem mám pocit že “musím”, prostě nemůže mít větší hodnotu než moje vlastní radost.
Oh lord where art thou?
Backstage z fotenia témy “Oh lord where art thou?” v Grand Castle, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia. Model: Sima Pagáčova & Peter ERZVO Zvonar, video MOOVI
Beautiful Mag magazine, France
Slovak photographer, more famous in abroad that at home, whose work is very popular abroad and is published by many worldwide magazines, is publishing his first calendar of gay erotica, unparalelled in his home country.
Works of Peter ERZVO Zvonar is, in many regards, exceptional. Those are not your ordinary erotica photographs, the photographer ventures further. His work breaches the boundary between erotic art and pornography, and the photographer is courageous enough to step in front of the camera, not only to uncover his genitalia, but also portrays male to male sexual acts. He strikes perfect poses and his world-class looks and immense charisma eclipses also some of his better built models. This is Peter ERZVO Zvonar: exhibitionist and courageous photographer, who isn’t afraid to enter the danger zone. We are bringing you this interview with this photographer along with several uncensored shots that came up during production of this unique calendar…
International Contemporary Artists, New York
International Contemporary Artists volume X is a publishing project dedicated to the promotion of contemporary visual artists. Our aim is to present the artists personal visions, their ability to present a new view of life and transform something trivial to a beautiful artwork; to showcase their work to an international audience which includes other artists, galleries, museums, curators and collectors.
I.C.A. Publishing
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The Standard magazine, USA
Peter “Erzvo” Zvonar: Picture Perfect
Mapplethorpe, Bianchi, Hamrick, over the years we have seen many great male erotic photographers. All having their own style, their own concepts and ideas. But what is it that really drives these talented people? What makes them choose to do male photography, or male erotic photography? Peter Zvonar stands out by the quality of his work. Peter grew up and lives in Slovakia, and it is here where he found his first inspiration to become an artist. His art is a reflection of his own personality; especially when it comes to male physique. Peter Zvonar wants us to know what drives him and gives us his insight to the world of his art…
Eva Máziková sexi ako nikdy – denník Plus 1 deň, 19.august 2014
Speváčka Eva Máziková (64) sa cez víkend vrátila v čase a opäť ponorila nohy do kapusty.
Presne tak, ako to bolo v jej najslávnejšej filmovej úlohe. Odvtedy uplynulo neuveriteľných 39 rokov. Napriek tomu sa jej poprsie, ktoré sa zarylo do pamäti najmä mužov, vôbec nezmenilo. naopak.
Na snímke, ktorú nafotil fotograf Peter ERZVO Zvonár, to vyzerá tak, akoby ešte zbujnelo.
Fotenie prebehlo vo Vlkolínci a Ivana Rajniaka (†67) po Evinom boku vystriedal Čech Jan Rejfek.
