MARTIN SCHREIBER

El artista

HOUSES OF ART MARBELLA composed a collection photographs by Martin M. H. Schreiber of Madonna Ciccone, nudes and cowboys. These unique photo’s were shown during our exhibition from the 22nd of January 2009 til the 23rd of February.

At the exhibition also the latest book of Martin Schreiber was launched. This book, this bible, a collector’s item is called:
¨The Bible of Madonna¨

This is a celebration of the human form, a dedication to an innocent, determined young woman and to all figure models. It is a tribute to Madonna and anyone like her who aspires and through ambition, hard work and perseverance, achieves their goal (edition of 25).

MARTIN M.H.SCHREIBER Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Martin Schreiber immigrated to the United States in 1952. During the turbulent '60's, he dropped out of college and fatefully joined the Army, where he went to the photo lab school. Taking up photography full time after the service.
Schreiber went on to teach and lecture at the New School/Parsons in New York. Returning to his European roots, he presently lives outside Paris. His work has been published internationally in every major magazine and has been the subject of over 40 group and solo exhibitions.
Amongst his collectors are: HRH Prince Charles, President Reagan, Jack Nicholson, International Center of Photography N. Y. and many others¨

¨THE COWBOY¨
¨Martin Schreiber's strikingly direct and truthful photographs vividly capture and convey the allure and the reality of cowboying. No drugstore, celluloid, urban or wannabe cowboys here, just the real McCoy".

¨MADONNA¨
Photographs of the performing icon “Madonna” when she was an art school model for the photographer's nude photography class at New York's Parsons/New School.

On 12 February, 1979, a quiet, shy young woman walked into his studio for the first time. She was the nude model for my photography class that evening. She said that she was a dancer, her name was Madonna Ciccone. She was not only a welcome relief from the average lumpy, but sweet, art-class model, but she was also one of the loveliest models I ever photographed.

In 1985 Schreiber hit the jackpot. Madonna was on the cover of Time magazine, with nude photos of "The Madonna", a former model and brief girlfriend.