Andrés Gallego Bellido

I have found in photography a form of personal expression, which allows me to project my ideas and projects in a creative and different way.

I am a great lover of photography in all its disciplines, finding in staged portraits, a way to create parallel worlds in the style of the old masters.

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.

For a time, Hopper photographed architectural details and spaces and then used the images to support the development of his work, and that he abandoned this procedure, convinced that the photographs differed greatly from the perspective of the human eye. Perhaps he thought that it is impossible to represent what we see with our eyes through a lens, or that what is important, after all, is his own internal vision.

In 1992, a number of American photographers paid homage to 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, is made up of a series of photographs represented around Hopper's work, where the views of the windows are created by myself with acrylic paint on canvas, as well as the scenography. We see my wife, just as Hopper depicted Jo. We can think of it as a portrait of her or we can think of it as a portrait of any of us, a place where we can take shelter.

Awards

2021. LF Award at RevelaT Festival (Barcelona).

2022. Gold Winner, MUSE Photography Awards. “The Little Match Girl»

2022. Gold Winner, London Photography Awards. “Morning Sun» and “The Little Match Girl»

2022. Gold Winner, European, France and Germany Photography Awards with “Hopper Essence»

2022. Selected on the BBA Photography Prize -Berlin- shortist with “Hopper Essence»2022. Finalist on 212 Photography Istanbul 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»

2023. IPA. Honorable Mention with “Tangled Emotions»

2023. Highly Commended at Siena Creative Awards with “Hopper Essence»

Exhibitions

2022. Collective Exhibition at Dávalos-Fletcher Foundation (Castellón de la Plana – Spain), from April 29 to May 8

2022. Collective Exhibition at Art Number 23 Gallery Athens (Greece), from July 14 to 21

2022. Collective Exhibition at Kühlhaus Berlin (Germany), from November 4 to 13

2023. KunstRAI Art Amsterdam, from May 3 to 7

2023. Exhibition at “Ways to Discover» held by Galerie Helder (Netherlands), from July 1 to 2

22023. Collective Exhibition at ImageNation Paris, Galerie Joseph le Palais (France), from May 19 to 21

2023. Collective Exhibition at “I wonder if you can» held in Sienna (Italy), from September 30 to November 19

2023. Collective Exhibition at PX3 held in Paris (France), from November 7 to 12

Publications

2020. Opium Red Magazine. August Issue2020. Faddy Magazine Italy. Nº 942021. Marika Magazine. Issue 1221 – August, FINE-ART

2022. ARTELLS Magazine. Issue “WE WANT PEACE». March2022. LF Magazine Nº 12

Press

2023. Report on Telecinco’s news. On the midday news broadcast on 14 March. Learn more.

2023. Interview for the “El Mundo» newspaper. Learn more.

2023. Interview for Talking Pictures. Learn more.

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España