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For his unique photographic technique, Pep Ventosa has already won several international awards. In a single image, the Spanish photographer achieves an extraordinary fusion of optical depth and… Read more
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Sonoma, Two
In The Round. Trees
from € 799
Sonoma, Two
In The Round. Trees
from € 799
Forest Hill
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Forest Hill
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Willow
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Willow
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Santa Cruz, Eleven
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Santa Cruz, Eleven
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
East Bay
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
East Bay
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Durhamstown Castle
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
Durhamstown Castle
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
John D Morgan Park
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
John D Morgan Park
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
San Tomas Park, One
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
San Tomas Park, One
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
Henry Kaiser Park
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
Henry Kaiser Park
In The Round. Trees
from € 699
Golden Gate Park, Eleven
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Golden Gate Park, Eleven
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Alameda, Two
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Alameda, Two
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Golden Gate Park, Nine
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Golden Gate Park, Nine
In The Round. Trees
from € 599
Brooklyn Bridge Crossing
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
Brooklyn Bridge Crossing
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
Golden Gate Panoramic
Reconstructed Works
from € 899
Golden Gate Panoramic
Reconstructed Works
from € 899
Flatiron
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
Flatiron
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
Fondamenta dei Felzi
Reconstructed Works
from € 799
Fondamenta dei Felzi
Reconstructed Works
from € 799
Manhattan from Above
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
Manhattan from Above
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
La Tour Eiffel
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
La Tour Eiffel
Reconstructed Works
from € 649
La Rambla
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
La Rambla
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Il Ponte di Rialto
The Collective Snapshot
from € 699
Il Ponte di Rialto
The Collective Snapshot
from € 699
Grand Central
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Grand Central
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Museum Island
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Museum Island
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Speicherstadt
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Speicherstadt
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
The Great Buddha
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
The Great Buddha
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Venetian Gondolas
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Venetian Gondolas
The Collective Snapshot
from € 599
Fifth Avenue Clock
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Fifth Avenue Clock
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Two bridges
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Two bridges
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Champs Elysees, Paris
Street rhythms
from € 990
Champs Elysees, Paris
Street rhythms
from € 990
Prenzlauer Allee, Berlin
Street rhythms
from € 990
Prenzlauer Allee, Berlin
Street rhythms
from € 990
Toronto Island Ferry
Street rhythms
from € 699
Toronto Island Ferry
Street rhythms
from € 699
42nd & Madison, NYC
Street rhythms
from € 990
42nd & Madison, NYC
Street rhythms
from € 990
Radio City Hall
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Radio City Hall
Street rhythms
from € 1,290
Approaching Big Ben
Street rhythms
from € 699
Approaching Big Ben
Street rhythms
from € 699
Filoli
Multi-Phase (Lenticular)
€ 2,290
Filoli
Multi-Phase (Lenticular)
€ 2,290
Jackson & Larkin
Exteriors
from € 349
Jackson & Larkin
Exteriors
from € 349
17th & Douglass
Exteriors
from € 349
17th & Douglass
Exteriors
from € 349
Eureka & 18th
Exteriors
from € 349
Eureka & 18th
Exteriors
from € 349
15th & Castro
Exteriors
from € 349
15th & Castro
Exteriors
from € 349
Alameda, Two
DARLINGS
€ 199
Alameda, Two
DARLINGS
€ 199
Forest Hill
DARLINGS
€ 199
Forest Hill
DARLINGS
€ 199
Palo Alto, One
PETITES
€ 199
Palo Alto, One
PETITES
€ 199
Precita Avenue
PETITES
€ 199
Precita Avenue
PETITES
€ 199
SFSU, Five
PETITES
€ 199
SFSU, Five
PETITES
€ 199
Background Information about Pep Ventosa
Introduction
For his unique photographic technique, Pep Ventosa has already won several international awards. In a single image, the Spanish photographer achieves an extraordinary fusion of optical depth and spectacular perspective. His selected works show the silhouette of a tree, captivating with its shimmering colours which resemble gentle brush strokes. Like the treetops, the background also seems fainter, the air swollen with mysterious movement.
Virtuoso overlay of countless individual images
Pep Ventosa surrounds the tree with his camera and creates, through the overlaying of countless individual images, a completely new and unfamiliar view. The way we observe is expanded and grows into a fantastic multi-layered space of memory and fantasy. The result is a dense narrative with a powerful aesthetic that follows the cyclical change of seasons with a distinctive repertoire of forms and colours.
Tree silhouettes as a fantastic spectacle of nature
The motif of the tree is a symbol of nature as a whole. Particularly because of their mythical age, trees are valued as great and awe-inspiring plants throughout the world’s cultures. Trees are also considered a symbol of life. Pep Ventosa transforms the picturesque silhouettes into a stunning spectacle. He characterizes them so expressively that they seem almost as complex as other living beings we encounter. His series ‘In the Round – Trees’, acts as an atmospheric discussion of iconic quality.
THE COLLECTIVE SNAPSHOT
Pep Ventosa's project "The Collective Snapshot" puts together hundreds of photographs into a picture sandwich immensely increasing the appetite for what we often see: landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge vibrate full of energy; the Brandenburg Gate performs a tap dance; the Eiffel Tower pirouettes; and the Coliseum beats time in the historical Roman earth. Decoding the images is a delightful game; one's own memories become another level of Ventosa's meta-snapshots.
Driven by his creative élan, Pep Ventosa lures us to further famous landmarks around the world. Snapshots taken from tourists’ favored vantage points make up the foundation of his works. He creates images that exude familiarity but whose evanescence constitutes a new visual experience that has at its core the collective world of images.
The artist himself says: "What grows is an unique new narrative space that never actually happened, where the whole has traveled mysteriously further than what the camera documented. Part memory, part imagination. Not unlike the way we see."
The Spaniard, who moved from Barcelona to the San Francisco Bay Area, is a specialist in dismantling and joining together. He imitates and clarifies in a thorough, individual method of the process of seeing. Curators of the New York Guggenheim Museum and other institutions of similar rank have praised his well-traveled (but anything other than touristic) sight, leading to the inclusion of his work in a number of prestigious collections, along the west coast of the United States in particular.
Horst Klöver
Virtuoso overlay of countless individual images
Pep Ventosa surrounds the tree with his camera and creates, through the overlaying of countless individual images, a completely new and unfamiliar view. The way we observe is expanded and grows into a fantastic multi-layered space of memory and fantasy. The result is a dense narrative with a powerful aesthetic that follows the cyclical change of seasons with a distinctive repertoire of forms and colours.
Tree silhouettes as a fantastic spectacle of nature
The motif of the tree is a symbol of nature as a whole. Particularly because of their mythical age, trees are valued as great and awe-inspiring plants throughout the world’s cultures. Trees are also considered a symbol of life. Pep Ventosa transforms the picturesque silhouettes into a stunning spectacle. He characterizes them so expressively that they seem almost as complex as other living beings we encounter. His series ‘In the Round – Trees’, acts as an atmospheric discussion of iconic quality.
THE COLLECTIVE SNAPSHOT
Pep Ventosa's project "The Collective Snapshot" puts together hundreds of photographs into a picture sandwich immensely increasing the appetite for what we often see: landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge vibrate full of energy; the Brandenburg Gate performs a tap dance; the Eiffel Tower pirouettes; and the Coliseum beats time in the historical Roman earth. Decoding the images is a delightful game; one's own memories become another level of Ventosa's meta-snapshots.
Driven by his creative élan, Pep Ventosa lures us to further famous landmarks around the world. Snapshots taken from tourists’ favored vantage points make up the foundation of his works. He creates images that exude familiarity but whose evanescence constitutes a new visual experience that has at its core the collective world of images.
The artist himself says: "What grows is an unique new narrative space that never actually happened, where the whole has traveled mysteriously further than what the camera documented. Part memory, part imagination. Not unlike the way we see."
The Spaniard, who moved from Barcelona to the San Francisco Bay Area, is a specialist in dismantling and joining together. He imitates and clarifies in a thorough, individual method of the process of seeing. Curators of the New York Guggenheim Museum and other institutions of similar rank have praised his well-traveled (but anything other than touristic) sight, leading to the inclusion of his work in a number of prestigious collections, along the west coast of the United States in particular.
Horst Klöver
Bio
Born in 1957 in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), Spain, Ventosa currently lives near San Francisco, California.
A lifelong passion for photography began with his first camera at the age of 10. He went on to attend the Escola d’Arts i Oficis Artístics de l’Alt Penedès in Vilafranca to learn the mechanics of the darkroom. While the intervening years were spent pursuing musical aspirations – becoming an accomplished drummer with several recorded albums – the digital revolution in photography brought Ventosa strongly back to the visual medium. He taught himself the possibilities of the new digital darkroom, focusing on an exploration of the photographic image and the new forms it can take, and quickly made a name as an artist adept at deconstructing and reconstructing images into a new visual experience. His creative work processes are now used as a teaching guide for photography students.
A lifelong passion for photography began with his first camera at the age of 10. He went on to attend the Escola d’Arts i Oficis Artístics de l’Alt Penedès in Vilafranca to learn the mechanics of the darkroom. While the intervening years were spent pursuing musical aspirations – becoming an accomplished drummer with several recorded albums – the digital revolution in photography brought Ventosa strongly back to the visual medium. He taught himself the possibilities of the new digital darkroom, focusing on an exploration of the photographic image and the new forms it can take, and quickly made a name as an artist adept at deconstructing and reconstructing images into a new visual experience. His creative work processes are now used as a teaching guide for photography students.
Awards
| 2014 | Honorable Mention, Abstract, Photography Masters Cup |
| Editor's Pick, LensCulture | |
| 2013 | First Prize in Photography, Sausalito Art Festival |
| 2012 | Grand Prize, Americon Icon Competition |
| 2011 | Silver Award, Prix de la Photographie, Paris |
| 2010 | Jury Nomination, Photography Masters Cup, International Color Awards (from the Collective Snapshot series) |
| Winner, Photography, Artspan, San Francisco, California, USA | |
| 2009 | People's Choice Award, 3rd Place Winner, Prix de la Photographie, Paris (from the Carousel, In the Round series) |
| Honorable Mention, London International Creative Competition (LICC), (from the Trees, In the Round series) | |
| 2007 | Finalist, Photolucida’s Critical Mass |
| Finalist, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards - Cityscapes | |
| Finalist, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards – Landscapes | |
| 2006 | First Prize, National Juried Photography Competition, Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California |
| Top 50 Photographers selection, Positive Focus' Body of Work | |
| 2005 | Finalist, 18° and 19° Caminos de Hierro Concurso Fotográfico (2005 & 2004) |
| 2004 | 3rd Prize, XVII Firart Penedès, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain |
| Best of Photography 2004 Annual, Photographers Forum Magazine | |
| Honorable Mention, 2004 National Juried Photography Competition, Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California |
Publications
La Repubblica, Italy, 2014
Reykjavik Boulevard, Creative Guide, 2014
HuffPost Arts & Culture, 2012
Crazy Photography, 2012
AZART Photographie Magazine, March, 2009
10x15, Madrid, 2009
Esquire Magazine, September, 2008
Orange Life Magazine, Canada, 2008
Digital Collage and Painting, Professor Susan Ruddick Bloom, Focal Press, 2006
American 24/7, Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen, DK Publishing, 2003
7x7 Magazine, San Francisco, California, 2004
Best of Photography Annual, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, California, 10/2004 & 1/2005
El Punt, Catalunya, Spain, 3/2004
el 3 de vuit, Penedès, Spain, 10/2003 & 3/2004
Half Moon Bay Review, California, 2007
La Fura, Vilafranca, Spain, 10/2003 & 3/2004
Reykjavik Boulevard, Creative Guide, 2014
HuffPost Arts & Culture, 2012
Crazy Photography, 2012
AZART Photographie Magazine, March, 2009
10x15, Madrid, 2009
Esquire Magazine, September, 2008
Orange Life Magazine, Canada, 2008
Digital Collage and Painting, Professor Susan Ruddick Bloom, Focal Press, 2006
American 24/7, Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen, DK Publishing, 2003
7x7 Magazine, San Francisco, California, 2004
Best of Photography Annual, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, California, 10/2004 & 1/2005
El Punt, Catalunya, Spain, 3/2004
el 3 de vuit, Penedès, Spain, 10/2003 & 3/2004
Half Moon Bay Review, California, 2007
La Fura, Vilafranca, Spain, 10/2003 & 3/2004
Exhibitions
| 2011 | Arc Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| 2010 | Photographers Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| Kelly Street Gallery, Half Moon Bay, California | |
| Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| 2007 | Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Madrid, Spain (2007 & 2005) | |
| DFOTO, International Contemporary Photography and Video-Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, San Sebastian, Spain (2007 & 2005) | |
| 2006 | Space 743 Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton, Missouri. Jury selected by Bonne Stutski, Senior Editor of the Smithsonian Magazine | |
| Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Jury selected by Laura Richard Janku, editor-in-chief of Artweek | |
| Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California (2006 & 2004) | |
| Firart Penedès, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain (2006 & 2004) | |
| 2005 | ARTissima, The International Fair of Contemporary Art, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Torino, Italy |
| Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| Viridian Artists XVI National Exhibition, New York City. Jury selected by the late curator of 20th Century Art at New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Robert Rosenblum | |
| Crocker Art Museum, Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Sacramento, California. Jury selected by pop artist Mel Ramos. Ventosa’s work remains in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum. | |
| Caminos de Hierro Exhibition, 16 cities in Spain (2005 & 2004). Jury selected by the Royal Photographic Society of Madrid. | |
| 2004 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, Colorado |
| Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, Harvard Square, Massachusetts. Jury selected by Robert Fitzpatrick, Pritzker Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | |
| Sala dels Trinitaris, Catalunya's biennial "Primavera Fotográfica", Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| Marin Society of Artists National Exhibition, Ross, California. Jury selected by Robert Shaw, Professor of Art, University of California, Berkeley | |
| American 24/7 Exhibitions - Traveling exhibition to Manhattan’s Bryant Park, Grand Central Station and International Center of Photography, the United Nations main lobby, Washington DC's Union Station, Corcoran Gallery and Smithsonian Institutes, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, and the Denver Museum of Natural History |
Group Exhibitions
| 2015 | Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| 2014 | ProArts Gallery, Oakland, California |
| 2012 | Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, California |
| 2011 | Arc Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2010 | Photographers Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Kelly Street Gallery, Half Moon Bay, California, USA | |
| Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| 2007 | Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Madrid, Spain (2007 & 2005) | |
| DFOTO, International Contemporary Photography and Video-Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, San Sebastian, Spain (2007 & 2005) | |
| 2006 | Space 743 Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA |
| St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton, Missouri, USA. Jury selected by Bonne Stutski, Senior Editor of the Smithsonian Magazine | |
| Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California, USA. Jury selected by Laura Richard Janku, editor-in-chief of Artweek | |
| Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California, USA (2006 & 2004) | |
| Firart Penedès, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain (2006 & 2004) | |
| 2005 | ARTissima, The International Fair of Contemporary Art, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Torino, Italy |
| Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| Viridian Artists XVI National Exhibition, New York City. Jury selected by the late curator of 20th Century Art at New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Robert Rosenblum | |
| Crocker Art Museum, Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Sacramento, California. Jury selected by pop artist Mel Ramos. Ventosa’s work remains in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum. | |
| Caminos de Hierro Exhibition, 16 cities in Spain (2005 & 2004). Jury selected by the Royal Photographic Society of Madrid. | |
| 2004 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA |
| Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, Harvard Square, Massachusetts. Jury selected by Robert Fitzpatrick, Pritzker Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | |
| Sala dels Trinitaris, Catalunya's biennial "Primavera Fotográfica", Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | |
| Marin Society of Artists National Exhibition, Ross, California. Jury selected by Robert Shaw, Professor of Art, University of California, Berkeley | |
| American 24/7 Exhibitions - Traveling exhibition to Manhattan’s Bryant Park, Grand Central Station and International Center of Photography, the United Nations main lobby, Washington DC's Union Station, Corcoran Gallery and Smithsonian Institutes, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, and the Denver Museum of Natural History |
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