honorable mention
Gaspar Marquez united states
title
Queen of the Desert
I experiment with the nude female body because is the source of my inspiration, I always felt the need to photograph it, I am convinced that I unconsciously wanted to capture the essence of the female beauty in its purest form, and it was paramount to fulfill my artistic expression and unique style of creating images in an almost surreal way or in the context of a story . Photography is the media of my choice but as a kid I was attracted to painting : especially Surrealism, Cubism and Expressionism.
photography and the arts, as a child would take his mother’s camera
and shoot just for fun without her consent. Later on ,moved to San
Francisco CA. and wandered through America.
He's a self taught photographer , but took plenty of classes at prestigious schools such as the School of The International Center of Photography and The School of Visual Arts in New York city, not to mention he's got a BA in Business Administration in Mexico.
He's working as a Freelance photographer /Videographer doing Fine Art /fashion . He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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entry description
Artist StatementI experiment with the nude female body because is the source of my inspiration, I always felt the need to photograph it, I am convinced that I unconsciously wanted to capture the essence of the female beauty in its purest form, and it was paramount to fulfill my artistic expression and unique style of creating images in an almost surreal way or in the context of a story . Photography is the media of my choice but as a kid I was attracted to painting : especially Surrealism, Cubism and Expressionism.
about the photographer
Gaspar Marquez was born in Mexico , soon developed an addiction forphotography and the arts, as a child would take his mother’s camera
and shoot just for fun without her consent. Later on ,moved to San
Francisco CA. and wandered through America.
He's a self taught photographer , but took plenty of classes at prestigious schools such as the School of The International Center of Photography and The School of Visual Arts in New York city, not to mention he's got a BA in Business Administration in Mexico.
He's working as a Freelance photographer /Videographer doing Fine Art /fashion . He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
back to gallery