BERKO PHOTO - Key Persons

Ferenc Berko's life story molded his artistic appreciation for formal aesthetic elements rather than photographic commentary. Growing up in the 1930s in Europe encouraged Berko's ceaseless exploration of the details of the everyday world, finding new information and perceptual rewards everywhere. As a pioneer of abstract color photography, Berko's lifetime of "seeing" distinguished him as a visionary, and as a lasting contributor to art historical debates.