{"product_id":"9788498447453","title":"PÉREZ SIQUIER","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePEREZ SIQUIER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exhibition catalogue offers a comprehensive overview of the career of Carlos Pérez Siquier (1930), a key figure in Spanish photographic modernity. The work explores his two fundamental facets: his initial neorealism and his pioneering role in color photography. Through a photographic corpus that combines a liminal and incisive gaze, the book analyzes how the artist, winner of the 2003 National Photography Award, addressed the aesthetic and social debates of his time from an intuitive position that was fully conscious of its own authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the artistic evolution of Carlos Pérez Siquier, from his early approaches to neorealism to his establishment as a pioneer of color photography in Spain. The work is structured around his ability to occupy a liminal position, observing reality from the margins, and how this perspective allowed him to develop a unique, profound, and incisive look at the debates of his time. Despite starting from an intuitive conception of photography, without prior academic training, Pérez Siquier forged a body of work that proved fundamental to the professionalization of the medium in Spain and the introduction of color as an artistic language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish photographic modernity and the professionalization of the medium.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographic neorealism as an initial creative stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePioneering work in color photography within the Spanish context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiminal gaze and conscious authorship from a peripheral position.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetic and social debates in 20th-century Spain through photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at photographers, art historians, students of photography and visual communication, as well as collectors and enthusiasts of contemporary photography interested in the evolution of the medium in Spain. It will also be of great interest to those who wish to learn about the work of one of the undisputed benchmarks of national and international photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIt provides a complete and contextualized journey through the two key stages of Pérez Siquier's work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIt allows for an understanding of the transition from neorealism to color as an artistic language in Spanish photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIt provides a critical view of the photographer's position as a conscious author from an intuitive and marginal perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIt includes an in-depth analysis of how Pérez Siquier's work engages with the aesthetic and social debates of his era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e GOLLONET CARNICERO, CARLOS; GOYTISOLO, JUAN; MARTIN, CARLOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e FUNDACION MAPFRE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Photographers, Modern and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e EXHIBITION CATALOGUE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1650 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue serves as a reference tool for the study of Carlos Pérez Siquier, presenting his dual contribution to neorealism and color photography in a rigorous and well-documented manner. The work is especially valuable for its ability to place the photographer at the center of the debates on Spanish photographic modernity, offering a critical and contextualized reading of his career. It is, without a doubt, an essential publication for those seeking to understand the evolution of the photographic medium in Spain through the eyes of one of its pioneers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FUNDACION MAPFRE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405653074267,"sku":"9788498447453","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849844745.jpg?v=1781829163","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788498447453","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}