Alberto García-Alix
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Alberto García-Alix (born 1957) is a
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photographer from
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. He won the National Photography Award in 1999. His work has reached different countries and has been praised by publications such as
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or Vanity Fair. A motorcycle and portrait lover, his
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cameras have immortalized important national and international artists. He has always been inspired by bikes, tattoos, music and the night. He defines his portraits as a confrontation with his own model. Garcia-Alix is one of the leading figures of the movement known as
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leaving behind well-known and powerful images of this cultural movement's youth. Among its members are some of his friends, who subsequently have become renowned personalities in different fields:
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and many others. Often violently shameless, his works are recurrently raw and naked portraits. They are often considered to be overreactions but their expressive power and graphic effectiveness is undeniable. García-Alix has devoted his entire career to black and white photography as personal and social documentation. Since his long stays in France and China in 2007 and 2008, he has been experimenting with video by documenting his images accompanied by his own texts and voice. An example of his video-art was showcased at it his exhibition ''De donde no se vuelve'' (2008) at the Reina Sofía Museum in
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Awards and recognition

* (1999) * Especial Guest for ''
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'' Newspaper at the Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid (
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) * Shortlisted for the
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2014 for his book ''Autorretrato/Self-Portrait'', La Fabrica Editorial (2013).


Exhibitions


Books

* ''Autorretrato/Self-Portrait'', La Fabrica Editorial, 2013.


References


External links

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Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014
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