By the end of the 19th century, Napoleon Sarony was not only an outstanding portraitist, but a pioneer of celebrity photography and the cultural industry. He spent his life wanting to prove to others and perhaps to himself that he was an artist. 125 years later, what would have been the life of Sarony ? Three Seasons of Sarony is a medium-length documentary that dares to compare the life of a 19th century pioneer with that of three present day photographers, Chris Buck, Stéphanie Diani and Jocelyn Michel.
LATEST NEWS
THREE SEASONS OF SARONY IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
We’re happy to announce that Three Seasons Of Sarony is now available online as part of the Art/World Collection offered by the Big Pieces Company
Link is right here!
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworldcollection
ViCA Films and
Big Pieces Company
Present: Art/World Collection
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/artworldcollection
FESTIVALS
CINEMA ON THE BAYOU, MASTER OF ART, FINE ARTS FILM FESTIVAL AND TRENTON FILM FESTIVALS
We are really proud that Three Seasons Of Sarony was presented in four films festivals : Cinema On The Bayou in Louisiana (January 2020), Trenton in New Jersey (March 2020) and Master Of Art in Bulgaria (April 2020) and the Venice Fine Arts Film festival and received Special Jury Award at COTB festival
BEHIND THE SCENES
« My lens is really big, would you like to check mine out? Is it intimidating? Would you like to touch it? »
- Stephanie Diani
« It’s always art, it’s always business. Even fine art is business. If you’re not selling, then you will have to do something else.»
- Chris Buck
« To be at the max of your creative ability, you have to find the flow; meetings, incidents of life, instinct. You ride the wave of photographic life. You’re never off, always in work mode.»
- Jocelyn Michel
«By the end of Sarony’s life, people had a different idea of what a photographer was. That a photographer can be an artist isn’t a strange thing any more. We owe that to Napoleon Sarony.»
- Erin Pauwels
