Santander (EFE).- The vision of the works of the Museo del Prado by the photographer Alberto García-Alix has arrived at the Naves de Gamazo, with a display of superimposed photographs of the most recognizable paintings and sculptures in the Madrid art gallery.
“Fantasías en el Prado” is the result of four years of work from 2018 to 2021 by García-Alix at the museum, where the artist used the multiple exposure technique on analog film to combine and bring paintings and sculptures to life.
Goya’s Half-Buried Dog, Las Meninas, Rubens or El Greco make up 35 analogue photographs revealed by the author himself on silver gelatin bromide paper.
The Leonese artist, who opened the exhibition this Thursday accompanied by the acting vice president of Cantabria, Pablo Zuloaga and the government delegate, Ainoa Quiñones, won the Enaire Foundation 2022 Photography Career Award.
Part of the prize, explained the entity’s manager, Beatriz Montero de Espinosa, was to exhibit at the Naves de Gamazo, and according to the artist, it was clear to him that he wanted to exhibit this work, which was born after a commission to 12 photographers by the Foundation of Friends of the Prado Museum to commemorate the Bicentennial of the museum.
Two “treasures” of the artist
The first part of this exhibition has a section “the look” that pays homage to García-Alix through his self-portraits, including two objects treasured by the artist: his vest and camera that he used during different journeys throughout his life. life.
This approach to his personal “treasures” can be seen in the exhibition until September 24. The tour continues through the Fantasies in the Prado project “each painting is a world. And as such, I have taken it to invent and build a new one”, pointed out the photographer.
Regarding the creative process of the series Fantasies in the Prado, García-Alix has said that he has “renewed” his imaginary and has admitted that “the most stimulating part of the job” has been “integrating” into the Prado.
“Where I felt happiest was putting meat on the statues”, the artist pointed out during the presentation, where he admitted that “much further could have been achieved”.
Pablo Ayerbe Caselles.