January 15, 2005
7pm to 10pm
Adobe Books
3166 16th St.
SF, CA
www.adobebooks.org
Tony Vadakan dedicated over 22 years to the art of
photography. Often described as surreal, lonely,
moody, and intimate, Tony’s photographs contain
elements of both spontaneity and precision. During
production and in the darkroom, he created his own
tools and mastered his own techniques, employing
various filters, like crumpled paper, saran wrap, and
glass to achieve his very raw, yet clean aesthetic.
Tony’s work spoke volumes to San Francisco, a city
that was so much a part of him. He was the the
publisher of “Broken Umbrella”, a zine devoted to his
friends and family that were making art, music,
poetry, and prose. "Broken Umbrella" was a perfect
example of his natural ability for bringing people
together. The zine was not only an outlet for Tony's
creative vision, but, it also highlighted the Bay
Areas finest, including Tussle, Eamon Ore-Giron, Chris
Pew, Crystal Dillahunty, Namesake, Scrabbel, Nathalie
Roland and many more.
Eleanor Harwood and Adobe Books presents a collection
of photographs by Tony Vadakan. His brothers and
friends chose these images, some exhibited in the
past, some passed around the living room, and others
kept in his folder of negatives. For San Francisco,
this is an invitation to share and experience Tony's
legacy of radness.
Sincerely,
Ted Vadakan