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Photographer Chema Conesa (Murcia 1952) presents in his hometown paper the macro-exhibition Portraits, which is displayed in three locations.
Less than a year after the presentation of the series in Madrid, Conesa again shows its splendid gallery of portraits of celebrities.
The result of his experience as a photographer in several of the most prestigious Spanish newspapers and magazines, Chema Conesa has a rich collection of images of the stars of the Spanish political and cultural life in recent decades.
The exhibition of portraits role in Murcia means adopting a format hitherto unknown in the city: the occupation of three different spaces to expose the work of a single author.
Mills River, Almudí and Regional Archives are the chosen venues.
The exhibition is open from the afternoon of March 6, Friday
Curated by the photographer and National Photography Prize Ramón Masats, and Alberto Anaut, president of PhotoEspaña, the sample provides a snapshot of the Spanish society of the past 35 years through its characters: writers, filmmakers, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, workers, athletes, politicians, etc.
Great People from all walks like Rafael Alberti, Francis Bacon, Eduardo Chillida, Ana Maria Matute, José Saramago, Leonard Cohen, Liza Minelli or Francis Ford Coppola are just some of the icons Conesa has focused his lens.
Chema Conesa exhibition "Portraits of paper"
Chema Conesa radiography Spanish society of the past 35 years through photographs of the protagonists
Great People from all walks like Pedro Almodóvar, Shrimp, Miguel Delibes, Miquel Barceló, Francisco Threshold or Ferran AdriÃ
Chema Conesa already since more than thirty years an extensive biography of Spain through their portraits.
For him have posed both Spanish players in the most diverse fields as large international characters.
Rafael Alberti, Francis Bacon, Eduardo Chillida, Ana Maria Matute, José Saramago, Leonard Cohen, Liza Minelli or Francis Ford Coppola are just some of the icons has focused his lens.
Almost always in color and almost always with a pose that discovers another way to see the character.
Chema Conesa (Murcia, 1952), journalist, photographer and graphic editor, has a degree in Art History, Photography and Journalism.
He began his career in 1976 in El País, as a photographer and editor.
He has been head of photography at the weekly El Globo, graphic editor in El País Semanal and Deputy Director of Photography Magazine of El Mundo.
Directs the Library of Spanish photographers PHotoBolsillo and advises the World Press Photo Foundation.
He has curated exhibitions such as contacts and Lusofonías Ramón Masats.
Footprints Navia sleepwalking.
In 2010 he received the PHotoEspaña Bartolomé Ros Award for Best Spanish career in photography.
Chema Conesa (Murcia 1952) Photography Prize of the Community of Madrid 2011, is one of the biggest names in Spanish culture.
This exhibition Portraits paper is a photographic tour of the great figures of our recent history: writers, filmmakers, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, workers, athletes and politicians.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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