Oso

José Luis Tejedor

📍 Thompson Hotel Madrid

ES

En uno de sus rincones, la plaza del Sol alberga otro de los símbolos de la ciudad; el Oso y el Madroño. Esto se debe a que originariamente se comenta que en la región abundaban osos, y el madroño s una planta autóctona cuyo fruto se valoraba.

Puerta del Sol es conocida por sus celebraciones de Año Nuevo, donde la multitud se reúne para comer doce uvas al compás de las campanadas del reloj centenario que se encuentra en la antigua Real Casa de Correos.

Es el punto de partida de las carreteras radiales de España, marcado por el famoso “Kilómetro Cero” desde donde se mide la distancia de las carreteras nacionales.

José Luis Tejedor representa la permanencia de los espacios frente al movimiento efímero de sus individuos en su serie fotográfica Tránsito, donde a través de la técnica de la sobreexposición el artista crea sobre transparencias que definen el flujo de los transeúntes, creando un acabado casi pictórico sobre sus composiciones fotográficas impresas sobre papel de algodón. 

EN

In one of its corners, Puerta del Sol is home to another symbol of the city: El Oso y el Madroño. This is because, historically, the region was said to have been abundant in bears, while the madroño is a native plant whose fruit was highly valued.

Puerta del Sol is best known for its New Year's Eve celebrations, where crowds gather to eat twelve grapes in sync with the chimes of the century-old clock on the former Royal Post Office building.

It is also the starting point of Spain’s radial road network, marked by the famous Kilómetro Cero, from which the distances of the national highways are measured.

José Luis Tejedor represents the permanence of spaces in contrast to the fleeting movement of individuals in his photographic series Tránsito. Through the technique of overexposure, the artist creates transparencies that define the flow of passersby, achieving an almost painterly finish in his photographic compositions printed on cotton paper.

 

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Dimensions

40 x 40 cm / 15 x 15 in

Medium

Composición fotográfica, multiexposición sobre papel de algodón 300g / Photographic composition, multiple exposure on 300g cotton paper.

Framing

Sin marco / The artworks comes unframed

Authentication

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