Spanish photographer, Chema Madoz has created a new project with black and white art illusions. The photographer created these images by blending two unrelated objects that share at least one visually similar feature, or by placing an object in a visually unexpected setting.
Born in 1958, Madoz studied History of Art at the Complutense University of Madrid and at the same time took photography courses at the Image Teaching Center. He had his first exhibition in 1983, and to date has held numerous exhibitions, published several albums, and was acknowledged with different international awards. Looking at his work, you almost hear Madoz say that things aren’t what they appear to be!
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Chema Madoz’s full name is Jose Maria Rodriguez Madoz and is best known for his black and white surrealist photographs. He currently uses a Hasselblad camera for his work and in November 2011, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain, with Chilean first lady Cecilia Morel, opened an exhibition of Chema Madoz’s work at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Santiago, Chile.
Madoz won several awards over the years, in 1991 he won the Kodak Spain Prize, in 2000 he was given the National Photography Award, the Higasikawa Overseas Photographer Prize from the Higasikawa Photo Festival in Japan and also won the Photo España Award.
His most highlighted works are: The Indelible Image, Six Photographers of Madrid and Four Directions of Spanish Photography.