ABOUT ROBERTO DUTESCO 1961 Born Bucharest, Romania. June 6, 1961. 1967 Takes fi rst photograph at age 6 (portrait of his family). 1974-76 Attends National School of Arts in Bucharest where he studies painting, sculpture and drawing. 1980 Moves from Romania to Ottawa, Canada. 1981 Moves from Ottawa to Montreal, Canada. 1982 Buys 1st Nikon camera and begins to photograph elements of nature, fl owers, trees, rocks and streams. 1982 Sells his fi rst photograph of a fl ower for $5.00. 1984-86 Attends The Dawson Institute of Photography in Montreal. 1987 Opens Photo Studio in Montreal. 1990 Photographs Mikhail Gorbachev and Pierre Trudeau. 1987-92 Becomes sought after Fashion photographer filling the pages of Elle, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Flare and many more. 1992 Opens large Photo Studio in Midtown Manhattan and continues to work in Fashion and Art Photography. Oct 1992 Breakout campaign for, “Request Jeans,” brings Dutesco to the forefront of the fashion industry. 1994** An indelible vision leads Dutesco to Sable Island, where a 14 year photographic odyssey begins. 1994-97 Dutesco works intensely in New York City, producing artistic and abstract images; experimenting with new production techniques and presentation methods. Much of his time is now dedicated to the Wild Horses of Sable Island. 1997 Dutesco returns to Sable Island for a second time and becomes completely immersed in this subject. 1998 Travels to over 40 countries on a photographic, “Vision Quest,” capturing and collecting thousands of images from around the globe. 2000 Completes the 16mm Black and White short film entitled, “sable horses,” which later inspires a feature documentary for Bravo. 2001 Completes the film, “times squared,” a visual photo diary of his travels to over 50 countries. 2002 May 20th - June 20th The National Arts Club, Roberto Dutesco exhibits a one man show titled, “sable horses, sand dunes and rocks & things.” 2002 Sony displays, “the wild horses of sable island,” along Madison Avenue at their headquarters in New York and in Chicago. 2003 The United Nations exhibits Dutesco’s photographs of Wild Horses in a show entitled, “a world without borders.” 2004 Dutesco stages an outdor exhibition in downtown Montreal showcasing over 300 photographs in, “here is now,” and, “water world.” This public exhibition consumes three city blocks. 2005 Dutesco returns to Romania and on July 6th continuously photographs, “The Endless Column,” by Brancusi for 24 hours. 2005 world expo in Japan: Dutesco displays eight foot by twelve foot, multi paneled murals of, “the sable horses,” at the United States Pavilion. 2005 Dutesco meets famed curator Peter Tunney. Together they plan a huge exhibition of, “the wild horses of sable island,” in SoHo, New York City. 2006 (Spring) Dutesco exhibits, “homage to brancusi,” featuring over 250 photographs of the Endless Column, taken a year before in Romania. 2006 (Summer) Preparation and construction begins at 13 Crosby St. for a one-man show featuring Roberto Dutesco’s, “the wild horses of sable island.” 2006 “the wild horses of sable island,” photoworks by Roberto Dutesco, curated by Peter Tunney, opens to a mesmerized crowd of over 3,000 people at 13 Crosby St. SoHo, New York City. The exhibition features over 125 large scale photographs. 2007 “ surfing sable island,” in collaboration with Scott MacDonough, 13 unique surfboards are produced and exhibited at 13 Crosby St. using Dutesco’s photographs of the Wild Horses. A book of the same name is also produced. 2007 Dutesco and Tunney create a photographic installation for the windows of “Lord and Taylor,” displayed all along 5th avenue. 2007 Dutesco and Tunney arrive on Sable Island and begin principle photography for a feature documentary titled, “chasing wild horses;” to be aired on Bravo. 2007 Dutesco makes three successive trips to Sable Island with his film crew and completes filming for “chasing wild horses.” 2008 National Arts Club, New York City, screens the premiere of the documentary, “chasing wild horses,” for the first time in the United States of America. 2008 “the wild horses of sable island,” photographs are shown on Madison avenue in the windows of The Ralph Lauren Mansion and featured in the design section of the famed store. 2008 The Riverhouse, in New York City. Manhattan’s first green, model residence, designed by Thom Felicia showcases works by Roberto Dutesco. 2008 (Summer) “the wild horses of sable island,” are shown in the Ralph Lauren windows in East Hampton, New York. 2008 (Summer) Long House Reserve, East Hampton, New York. Mega size photographs of Dutesco’s Wild Horses, up to 40 feet in length, are installed outdoors in the gardens along with sculptures by Sol Le Witt, Henry Moore and Buckminster Fuller. For any questions about Roberto and his artwork please contact the Gallery 212.219.9622 , Email: Roberto Dutesco Information Request Click here to view excerpts from the feature length documentary tells the story of photographer Roberto Dutesco and his passion for the incredible wild horses of Sable Island.