BLEDA Y ROSA, María Bleda (Castellón, 1968) José M. Rosa (Albacete, 1970).
"Casas de Lázaro", 1993. Series "Football fields". 1992-1995.
Gelatin-silver bromide positive on rigid 100% cotton support.
Ed. 1/15.
With label of the Visor Gallery, Valencia.
Size: 45 x 55 cm; 84 x 93 cm (frame).
"Campos de fútbol" is one of the most representative series of the photographers Bleda and Rosa. They themselves explain about this project: "With the aim of representing the passage of time through the photographic image, at the end of 1992 we began to photograph football pitches, attracted by those spaces that we could find at the exit of any town or on the outskirts of the city. These were places similar to those of our childhood, but which, due to factors such as migration from the village to the city, low birth rates or urban sprawl, were in an advanced process of transformation or abandonment".
María Bleda and José María Rosa are two Spanish photographers who use photography as a resource for their artistic expression. Their work together could be considered as single-authored and has been recognised with the National Photography Prize. Since 1992 they have held regular exhibitions, both individual and collective, all over Spain, but also in Scotland, Portugal, the United States, China, etc. Their work can be found in the collections of different institutions such as ARTIUM, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, etc. They have also received several awards and recognitions such as: 1995 Imágenes Jóvenes - Arte Joven, Madrid.1996 Premio Arte Joven, Valencia.1997 Accésit Certamen de Artes Plásticas, Castellón.1999 Grand Prix Ville de Collioure.2001 Premio Altadis Artes Plásticas, Madrid.2002 Honourable Mention, IV Premio de pintura y fotografía ABC, Madrid.2005 Premio PHotoEspaña Fotógrafo Revelación, Madrid.