Andres Gallego
Hopper Essence (Series)
DESCRIPTION
In 1992, a number of American photographers paid homage to Edward Hopper in an exhibition linking photography and painting. At the event, Joel Meyerowitz emphasised the fundamental difference between the nature of photography as a momentary event and the nature of painting as a process, but what happens when we unite both languages in the same work?
This project, currently under development, is made up of a series of photographs represented around Hopper's work, where the views of the windows are created by the artist himself with acrylic paint on canvas, as well as the scenography made on a real scale. We see his wife, just as Hopper depicted Jo. We can think of it as a portrait of her or, as the painter did, we can think of it as a portrait of any of us, a place where we can take shelter.
Decide for yourselves what is through the window.
AUTHOR
Born in 1983 in Melilla, and currently residing in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, I began my relationship with photography in 2017. Practically self-taught, I draw my inspiration from classical painting and artists such as Eugenio Recuenco, LeTurk, Gregory Crewdson and Kate Woodman, among others.
Awards
2021. LF Award at RevelaT Festival (Barcelona).
2022. Selected on the BBA Photography Prize -Berlin- shortist with «Hopper Essence»
2022. Finalist on 212 Photography Istambul competition with «Hopper Essence»
2022. IPA. 2nd Prize in non-professional Fine Art category with «Hopper Essence»
2022. Tokyo International Foto Awards. 1st Place winner in Portfolio/Fine Art and awarded as Discovery of the Year with «Hopper Essence»
2023. Fine Art Photography Awards. 1st Place in Amateur Fine Art category with «Hopper Essence»
2023. PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris. 1st Place Winner/Best New Talent in Fine Art category with «Hopper Essence»
2024. XVII Fundación ENAIRE Photography Prize. Finalist with “Out of the Field”
2024. IPA. 3rd place and Jury Top 5 Selection with «Out of the Field»
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