Dear master Català-Roca
28/04/2016.
Exhibition at Setba Foundation [BCN] Spain
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Català-Roca is considered one of the first Catalan photojournalists. His work has transcended because of the strangeness of his point of view (absolutely contemporary) and because it reflects on the time and is very aware of the power of image information.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Andreu Català.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Colita.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Joan Guerrero.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Jordi Pol.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Kim Manresa.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Leopoldo Pomés.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Pepe Encinas.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Sandra Balsells.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Tino Soriano.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Sample of the exhibition. Photograph © Txema Salvans.
Portrait of La Chunga. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Portrait of Ana María Matute. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Portrait of Miró. Photograph © Català-Roca.
Portrait of Tàpies. Photograph © Català-Roca.
The Thursday 28 of April, the Setba Foundation opens Dear master Català-Roca. The exhibition tries to delve into the history of Barcelona from the master's hand Català-Roca and claim the figure of the photographer and his mastery of light, in a time when what prevails is the digital photography and photo retouching.
The exhibition is set up in three parts: dialogues, portraits and objects.
The main rooms host a dialogue between the work of Català-Roca and ten contemporary photojournalists: Sandra Balsells, Andreu Català, Colita, Pepe Encinas, Joan Guerrero, Kim Manresa, Jordi Pol, Leopoldo Pomes, Txema Salvans and Tino Soriano.
Català-Roca had a dual role as a photographer: on the one hand, the photojournalist, which brings us closer to the daily lives of the people and the streets of Barcelona or other cities and on the other hand, the portraitist of reknown characters, mainly figures linked the world of art and culture, as well as anonymous faces.
Because of this, in the Llimona room you can see portraits of artists and known characters by Catalan-Roca, done between 1950 and 1975.
In addition, the exhibition will feature a number of unique pieces that belonged to the photographer: optical, photographic equipment and cameras, even his Hasselblad.
The exhibition is set up in three parts: dialogues, portraits and objects.
The main rooms host a dialogue between the work of Català-Roca and ten contemporary photojournalists: Sandra Balsells, Andreu Català, Colita, Pepe Encinas, Joan Guerrero, Kim Manresa, Jordi Pol, Leopoldo Pomes, Txema Salvans and Tino Soriano.
Català-Roca had a dual role as a photographer: on the one hand, the photojournalist, which brings us closer to the daily lives of the people and the streets of Barcelona or other cities and on the other hand, the portraitist of reknown characters, mainly figures linked the world of art and culture, as well as anonymous faces.
Because of this, in the Llimona room you can see portraits of artists and known characters by Catalan-Roca, done between 1950 and 1975.
In addition, the exhibition will feature a number of unique pieces that belonged to the photographer: optical, photographic equipment and cameras, even his Hasselblad.
More information
Exhibition
Benvolgut Mestre Català-Roca
Opening
Thursday 28 of April of 2016 at 19:00
Dates
From the 28 of April to the 23 of June of 2016
Artist
Francesc Català-Roca
Venue
Setba Foundation, Reial Square 10, Barcelona, Spain
Francesc Català-Roca
Francesc Català-Roca (Valls, Tarragona, March 19, 1922 - Barcelona, March 5, 1998) was a Spanish photographer. His photography is characterized by the pursuit of an human environment under original points of view.
He was the photographer Pere Català i Pic's son and he introduced him to the world of photography, sharing it with his brother Pere Català Roca. He collaborated with several publications among which there are Destino and La Vanguardia. He made the first solo exhibition in 1953. Català Roca is known for the many books he has illustrated mainly with photographs of artistic theme. Some of the works that he illustrated are Els monestir catalans (1968), El Pirineu (1970) or Història de l'Art Català de 1983.
Català-Roca considered himself as a professional photographer that tried to capture the everyday reality, believing that he was more a documentary than an artist, but his work combines reality with beauty, thanks in part to its technique ability and his natural ability to get in touch with the people he portrayed. One of his most famous series, was the one made in Carrascosa del Campo (Cuenca), in 1954, on the occasion of the celebration of a bullfight in which Luis Miguel Dominguín participated, the woman who later would become his wife, Lucia Bosé, also went to this event.
He was twice awarded with the City of Barcelona Prize and received the National Prize for Plastic Arts by the Ministry of Culture as well as the artistic merit medal. His work is composed of some 200,000 negatives.
He was the photographer Pere Català i Pic's son and he introduced him to the world of photography, sharing it with his brother Pere Català Roca. He collaborated with several publications among which there are Destino and La Vanguardia. He made the first solo exhibition in 1953. Català Roca is known for the many books he has illustrated mainly with photographs of artistic theme. Some of the works that he illustrated are Els monestir catalans (1968), El Pirineu (1970) or Història de l'Art Català de 1983.
Català-Roca considered himself as a professional photographer that tried to capture the everyday reality, believing that he was more a documentary than an artist, but his work combines reality with beauty, thanks in part to its technique ability and his natural ability to get in touch with the people he portrayed. One of his most famous series, was the one made in Carrascosa del Campo (Cuenca), in 1954, on the occasion of the celebration of a bullfight in which Luis Miguel Dominguín participated, the woman who later would become his wife, Lucia Bosé, also went to this event.
He was twice awarded with the City of Barcelona Prize and received the National Prize for Plastic Arts by the Ministry of Culture as well as the artistic merit medal. His work is composed of some 200,000 negatives.
