- Isabel Muñoz
Isabel Muñoz (
Barcelona , 1951) is a Spanishphotographer who lives inMadrid .When she was 20 years old, she moved to Madrid and started studying photography in 1979 in
Photocentro .In 1986, she made her first exhibition, "Toques" and she has already made more exhibitions in several countries of the world for more than 20 years.
Her black and white photos are a study of people through pieces of the human body or pictures of toreros,
dance rs or warriors, by using a handmade and meticulous process of developing.Her works are in the
Maison Européenne de la Photographie de Paris , theNew Museum of Contemporary Art , inNew York , theContemporary Arts Museum inHouston or private collections.Books
*"Parade Nuptiale", "1992" Fata Morgana, with texts by
Gérard Macé .
*"María Ilusión" , 1995 Plume
*"Rome Efemer", 1997 Gallimard
*"Figures Sans Visages",1997, Fata Morgana, with texts by Gérard Macé.
*"Rome, l'invention du Barroque", 1997 Marva, with texts by Gérard Macé.
*"Isabel Muñoz", 2000, La Fábrica, with texts by Christian CaujollePrizes
*Medalla de Oro en la Bienal de Alejandría, 1999
*2nd price in "The Arts Stories" World Press Photo 43rd Edition for "Chines Martial Arts Training"
*3th Premio "Portraits Stories" World Press Photo 48th Edition for "The Surma people of Etiopia"External links
* [http://www.isabelmunoz.com/ isabelmunoz.com]
* [http://www.compostelacultura.org/plastica/destacado.php?id_destacado=126 Biografía en gallego]
* [http://www.lensculture.com/munoz.html Audio interview with Isabel Muñoz]
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