Born in Wroclaw, Poland in 1956
Graduated photographic College in 1981
Since that time acquired experience in various categories of photography:
Jazz concert photography, after being accredited by the Jazz Festivals in Wroclaw, for a few years in early eighties;
press photography, working as a photo-reporter for The Country Publishing Agency in Warsaw between 1981 and 1984;
archaeological photography, working as a photographer of Polish Center of Archaeology in Cairo (Egypt), and traveling to the archaeological sites in Egypt, Sudan and Cyprus between 1984 and 1986;
fine art catalogue photography, working as a photographer of “Sotheby’s” Auction House in New York since 1989 (on staff till May 1999 – freelance since then).
Architectural Photography and interiors, working freelance for many architectural companies and interior magazines in US.

At the same time since the arrival to the States in 1987 (after a year spent in Italy) has been working on several long term projects like Architecture of New York City or Nudes, as well as the most recent and the strongest fascination with the Concept of Time and its Ambivalence or the Memory, resulting in using of the montage of the B&W photographic prints as a basic medium regardless of the subject matter.

About Time (formerly The Unorthodox Nudes)
For a long time I have been obsessed with TIME and the AMBIGUITY of the concept of the TIME-SPACE. In short, future, past and present exist simultaneously, and influence each other. This existence happens on parallel platforms in the same space, therefore one can say that we exist simultaneously in all places at once, so we can actually feel and see. (as in “Troubles...” or “Progress”) Especially, when combined with memories, what we see at any particular moment of time is not what is actually happening at this moment, but it is a cluster, more or less orderly of everything we know we should see or can see, or what we simply want to see.

In addition to that, space (our cities, our streets and houses, but also things) "remember" us as we pass, (as in “Time Waves”, or “Coexistence”) leaving the traces of ourselves in the places we know. Our sole presence, even for the brief moment changes everything around us as in return the environment changes us, even if only by its presence.

Above all space is very “badly” defined. The borders or “walls” of any particular space unit are only an affect of understanding the space as something strictly defined and limited. In “my reality” such borders are only a subject to extending, crossing, braking. Simply: borders are a creation of our minds, when we need them or want them, or when we do not have a power to go beyond. (as in “Coexistence” and “The wall”).

Some of he pictures belonging to this project are nudes, some not. Some are very unorthodox, almost surreal, manipulated images, montages, and some are straight prints. Yet contrary to the first impression they are strongly interconnected, creating body of work which I would like to call: "The Unorthodox Nudes".

It has been my passion for a long time. Especially here in New York City the architecture has a tremendous seductive power. In short you may define it by: THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY OF A FUNCTION - THE ULTIMATE FUNCTIONALITY OF A BEAUTY.

Text by Jacek M. Kucy

1. In October 1996 created and since than maintains his on-line Gallery: JMK Gallery featuring his work and promoting other artists. (http://www.jmk-gallery.com)

2. 02 1995 - 05.1997 Represented by the "Agora Gallery", 560 Broadway, New York, NY. 10012

3. In 1994 won an entry in "American Photography Xth Annual" with "The Lipstick Building".

4. Covers of Sotheby's Catalogues and Previews.

5. Publication of pictures of the Mosaic of Dionysos from Paphos (Cyprus).
Wiktor A. Daszewski - "Dionysos Der Erloser", published by "Verlag Philipp von Zabern" Mainz Am Rhein. 1985.
Helene Rams - "Dionysos Der Heiden Heiland"- Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. October 19, 1985.

6. Publication of the picture of "The Head of Asclepios" from Greco-Roman Alexandria Museum, by Prof. Fr. Gunter Grimm of Trier University (West Germany).

7. Many other publications.

1999 coming up - “About Time” at “Crushing Thunder Gallery” in Gallup, New Mexico, October 1999.

1999 “About Time” (O Czasie) at the Consulate General of Poland in New York, April 1999

1999 “The Usual Suspects” at Synchronicity Space, 55 Mercer Street, New York, NY, March 1999

1998 “About Time” at Abraham Lubelski Gallery, 473 Broadway, New York, NY, September 12

1998 “The Unorthodox Nudes” at Synchronicity Space, 55 Mercer Street, New York, NY, January 13

1983 "Jazz Impressions II" - in "Art Exhibitions Gallery" in Pila (Poland)

1982 "Instead of Jazz Jamboree" in the "Reporters Club" in Wroclaw (Poland)

1982 "Jazz Impressions" in the "Art Exhibitions Gallery" in Przemysl (Poland)

1981 "Jazz on Odra River" in Czech Museum in Krumlowo (Czechoslavakia)

1981 "Jazz in Concert" in "Krosno Photographic Society" Hall in Krosno (Poland)

1996 Juried Exhibition: “The Art of Music” at the Ashwell Gallery (237 Cabot St., Beverly, MA.) (May, 25) --- one work.

1994 Juried Exhibition of Northern National Art Competition at LRC Gallery, Rhinelander, WI., (July 26) --- one work.

1996 “Spectrum” at the “Agora Gallery” (560 Broadway, NY, NY) (July, 11) --- nine works.

1995 "Envisions Spectra" at the "Gang Gallery" (598 Broadway, NY, NY) Organized by the "Agora Gallery", (March 04) --- eight works.

1984 Pictures taken by the members of "Krosno Photographic Society" in Kosice (Czechoslovakia).

1980 "Xth Aniversary" of "Krosno Photographic Society" in Krosno (Poland).

JMK Gallery

jmk@jmk-gallery.com