Education
Tono Stano attended the secondary school of applied arts in Bratislava in 1975-1979, and then, from 1980-1986, the FAMU in Prague (School of Film, Photography, and Television).
Tono Stano attended the secondary school of applied arts in Bratislava in 1975-1979, and then, from 1980-1986, the FAMU in Prague (School of Film, Photography, and Television).
Still during their studies, he and his fellow students (eg Miro Svolik) at FAMU developed a new style of staged photography, full of expressive movements and metaphor, partly influenced by performance art Tono Stano is mainly known for his black-and-white photographs of the female body. Several of his photographs have been used for the cover of photography books
The picture "Sense", e.g., appeared on the cover of the landmark photography book "The Body" by William A. Ewing.
Selected solo exhibitions include:
Institut Français, Budapest, 2004
Galerie Baudelaire, Antwerp, 2004
Slovak Institute and Czechoslovakian Centre, Berlin, 2002
Prazsky dum fotografie, Prague, 2001
Schoren, Saint Gallen, Switzerland 2000
Dom kultury, Bratislava, 1996
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1996
Narodni technicke Museum, Prague 1995
Palac Metro, Prague, 1992
Galerie U Recickych, Prague, 1992
Le Pont Neuf, Paris, 1990
Galerie G4, Cheb, 1989
Fotochema, Prague, 1986.