Eugenio Recuenco
Hope. Passenger n° 2031 and passenger n" 1972
2006
Mineral inks on aluminium
150 × 200 × 5 cm
2/8
Location: Joigny, France
About the artwork
Hope. Passenger n° 2031 and passenger n" 1972" is part of the Dream and Storm series, which was exhibited in Paris in 2008 at Eugénio Recuenco's first solo show. The artist expressed his own sensibility, complementing his commissioned work for which he is recognized by major brands and magazines. The work was sold unframed. When, at the time of acquisition, we asked for a frame, Eugénio Recuenco himself chose the frame to match the work, had it framed in Spain and supplied it to us free of charge.
Expert opinion
Produced in 2006, Hope. Passenger n° 2031 and Passenger n° 1972 by Eugenio Recuenco is part of the artist's deeply cinematographic photographic practice, in which each image is conceived as a scene suspended between narrative and symbolic staging. Produced in an edition of 8 copies in mineral inks on aluminum in a monumental format of 150 x 200 cm, the work boasts a strong physical presence and remarkable chromatic depth, enhanced by the materiality of the support. Recuenco, renowned for his theatrical aesthetic and meticulous attention to light, costume and composition, here constructs an image that is both timeless and narrative, where the figure becomes a vector of psychological tension and an allegorical dimension. The very limited edition reinforces the piece's rarity within its corpus, while the aluminum technique lends the image an almost painterly quality, akin to a contemporary painting. This work fully illustrates Recuenco's ability to move beyond the fashion photography from which he emerged, to create an autonomous artistic approach in which the image becomes a space for fiction, memory and projection, making it a particularly relevant piece for collectors sensitive to staged photography of the highest formal standards.
About the artist
Eugenio Recuenco was born in Madrid in 1968, with a degree in fine arts (painting) from Madrid's Complutense University. A photographer, he has collaborated with a number of fashion magazines. Vogue, Madame Figaro, Planet, Vanity Fair, Ster, Kult, ... Advertising for Boucheron. Nina Ricci, Yves Saint Laurent, Le Bon Marché, Pernod Ricard, Puy Du Fou, Canal + and Naf Naf. In 2008, his video "Essence of Seduction" won the prize for best advertising of the year in Spain and the award for best short film at Mexico City's International Film Week.
His photographs have been exhibited at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, BAC (Barcelona Arte Contemporáneo), Naardeen Photo Festival, FEM (Festival Edición Madrid), Rencontres d'Arles, PhotoEspaña, Art Toronto 2007 and the National Library of Spain.
2008 In Paris, he presents his first solo show, "Dream and Storm", at Galerie Bertin-Touleblanc.
In 2004, he was awarded the AB National Photography Prize.
In 2009, he won gold and bronze at the Sol Festival.
In 2006 and 2013, his photographs won the Golden Lions at the Cannes Lions festival.
2016, Group show at CWC Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2018, Three group shows: at Conde Duque (Madrid, Spain), PHE Museo del Traje (Madrid, Spain) and Fotomuseo (Bogotá, Colombia).
2022, Group exhibition "25 Years CAMERA WORK" Berlin.
2023 and 2024, Solo exhibitions at Camera Work Gallery with works from "Las Mil y Una Noches" and at Centro de Arte Gaya Nuño, Soria, Spain.
For almost 8 years, he has been running a personal photographic project entitled "365º", 369 images, 120 models, a team of 300 people.
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