Colita (photographer)

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Colita

Colita , actually Isabel Steva Hernández , (born on August 24, 1940 in Barcelona ) is a Spanish photographer .

education

Colita studied up to the age of 17 at the college Sagrat Cor ( Catalan ; Spanish Sagrado Corazón ). After a literary preparatory course , she moved to Paris and studied French culture at the Sorbonne Université .

Photographic work

On returning to Barcelona, ​​she met the photographers Oriol Maspons , Julio Ubiña and Xavier Miserachs , from whom she learned the craft skills of a professional photographer. In 1961 she worked for Xavier Miserachs as a laboratory assistant and stylist for a year.

In 1962 she worked as a photographer for the film Los Tarantos by director Francesc Rovira Beleta . She made friends with the actress in the lead role, the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya . She was passionate about flamenco and moved to Madrid, where she settled for two years. Among other things, she photographed Antonio Gades and La Chunga . The result of this time is her book Luces y sombras del Flamenco , written together with José Manuel Caballero Bonald, from 1975, which was reissued and expanded in 1998 and 2006.

During the last years of Franquism she lived in Barcelona and worked there for the then current progressive magazines, in particular Fotogramas , Tele / eXprés , Mundo Diario and Destino . Her first exhibition was in 1965 Evocación del modernismo at the Colegio de Arquitectos ; a group exhibition of visual artists: Daniel Argimon , Colita, Jordi Curós , Jordi Galí , Josep Guinovart , Oriol Maspons , Albert Ràfols-Casamada , Tharrats and Romà Vallès . She switched from press photography to film photography and worked with the directors of the so-called Escuela de Barcelona : Vicente Aranda , Jaime Camino , Jacinto Esteva , José Duràn . This group had the goal of creating a European progressive cinema, in contrast to the cinema of the Franco regime. This gave her the opportunity to work with well-known Spanish directors such as Luis Cuadrado , Juan Amorós and Fernando Arribas .

In 1967 she worked with the Edigsa record company and the Catalan New Song Movement. She created album covers and posters for press and advertising campaigns, especially for Guillermina Motta , Núria Feliu and Joan Manuel Serrat . She later specialized in portrait photography and became a photographer for the intellectual and artist group Gauche divine . In 1971 she presented a collection of portraits for an exhibition at the Galería Aixelà. It was the shortest exhibition in her career because the police closed it the day after it opened. Her love for crime novels and mystery prompted Beatriz de Moura, director of the Tusquets Editores publishing house , to entrust her with the series Serie Negra . At the same time, she headed the photography department of the Vindicación Feminista magazine until 1978 . During the democratic transition she worked with the magazines Interviú , Reporter , Cuadernos para el diálogo , La Calle and Bocaccio . Her long-term collaboration with Joan Manuel Serrat resulted in the El Serrat de Colita exhibition in 1998. In the same year, the city of Barcelona, ​​together with the photographers Oriol Maspons and Leopoldo Pomés , awarded her the Medalla al Mérito Artístico (Medal of Merit for Art).

In 2014 she was to be honored with the Premio Nacional de Fotografía . With reference to the situation of culture and education in Spain, she rejected the award. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the resolution of the Spanish Constitution , the exhibition El poder del arte (the power of art) was organized, including works from the holdings of the Museo de Arte Reina Sofïa and works by her. For the first time her work was exhibited at the Congreso de los Diputados and the Senado .

In 2019 they took part in the exhibition Poéticas de las emocione s at CaixaForum Barcelona . In addition to her, the contemporary artists Bill Viola , Manuel Miralles, Shirin Neshat , Esther Ferrer and Pipilotti Rist were represented there.

In 44 years of work, Colita took part in more than 40 exhibitions and published more than 30 photography books. After the disappearance of the Franco regime and the emergence of democratic city administrations, she devoted herself to the city of Barcelona and its changes as well as the representation of the cultural and social life of Catalonia.

Awards

  • 1998: Medalla al Mérito Artístico of the City of Barcelona.
  • 2004: Cruz de Sant Jordi of the Generalitat de Catalunya .
  • 2009: Mujeres Periodistas , Prize for Non- Sexist Communication.
  • 2009: Premio 1º de mayo Joan Reventós of the Rafael Campalans Foundation.
  • 2009: Premio FAD de honor Sebastià Gasch for paratheatrical art.
  • 2014: Premio Nacional de Fotografía ; she refused to accept.
  • 2015: Premio Bartolomé Ros for the best Spanish life's work in photography.

Publications

  • 1972: Habanera , text by Ana María Moix . Limited edition, 100 numbered copies.
  • 1973: Una tumba . Text by Juan Benet . Tusquets editor. Barcelona.
  • 1973: Luces y sombras del flamenco . Text by José Manuel Caballero Bonald . Tusquets editor. Barcelona. New edition in 2006 by the José Manuel Lara Foundation .
  • 1974: Guía secreta de Barcelona . Text by Josep Maria Carandell . Al-Borak. Madrid.
  • 1977: La antifémina . Text by Maria Aurèlia Capmany . Editora Nacional. Barcelona.
  • 1977: El llibre de la Diada . Texts and photos by various authors. Ediciones Zeta . Barcelona.
  • 1981: Els cementiris de Barcelona . With Pilar Aymerich . Text by Carmen Riera . Editorial Edhasa. Barcelona.
  • 1982: Nueva guía secreta de Barcelona . Text by Josep Maria Carandell. Ediciones Martínez Roca . Barcelona.
  • 1982: Arranz Bravo y Bartolozzi en su laberinto . Several authors. Barcelona.
  • 1982: El Ensanche de Barcelona . Text by Josep Maria Carandell and Pilar Aymerich. La Caixa de Barcelona.
  • 1982: Tretze que canten . Text by Joan Ramon Mainat . La Caixa de Catalunya.
  • 1985: Art català contemporani . Catalog with works by Catalan plastic artists . Fonts D'Art Xarxa Cultural. Barcelona.
  • 1987: L'Anoia . Serveis de Publicacions de la Diputació de Barcelona.
  • 1988: La recerca a la Universitat Autònoma de Bellaterra . Publication of the Universidad Autónoma.
  • 1988: El Zoo de Barcelona . Publication of the city of Barcelona.
  • 1988: Diàlegs a Barcelona . Together with Xavier Miserachs . Transcript Xavier Febrès. Ajuntament de Barcelona.
  • 1988: La creació del món . Text by Patricia Gabancho . Institut Teatre de la Diputació de Barcelona. Barcelona.
  • 1988: Els barcelonins . Together with Oriol Maspons y Xavier Miserachs. Text by Ana María and Terenci Moix . Edicions 62nd Barcelona.
  • 1989: Les masies del Prat . Texts by several authors. Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat. Barcelona.
  • 1989: Barceldones . Several photographers and several authors. Ediciones de L'Eixample. Barcelona.
  • 1989: La silla Lola . With Manel Esclusa . OKAN Ediciones de Diseño. Barcelona.
  • 1990: Catalunya, un gran mercat . Edición para Mercabarna . Barcelona.
  • 1991: Núria Feliu , 25 anys . Generalitat de Catalunya.
  • 1991: Cornellà, una ciutat . Ajuntament de Cornellà.
  • 1991: Amigos . With Pilar Aymerich . Texts by Ana María Moix and Marta Pessarrodona. Fundación Purina. Barcelona.
  • 1992: El Parc Zoològic de Barcelona . Several photographers, authors. Edicions 62nd Barcelona.
  • 1992: 15 dies d'eufòria . The Barcelona Olympic Games With Oriol Manspons and Xavier Miserachs. Text by Lluís Permanyer . Editorial ambit. Barcelona.
  • 1993: Retrato de Rosa Chacel . Several photographers, authors. Ministerio de Cultura . Madrid.
  • 1993: Homenatge a Walter Benjamin . Several photographers, authors. Ministerio de Cultura. Madrid.
  • 1995: Ciutat Vella, visions d'una passió . With Leopoldo Pomés , Toni Riera y Oriol Manspons. Texts by several authors. Edicions Lunwerg.
  • 1995: Cornellà, la passió i el desig . With the painter Evaristo Benítez. Limited edition, 250 numbered copies. Antonio Valero Graphics. Barcelona.
  • 1995: 29 municipis i un riu . Texts by María Moix. Consejo Comarcal del Bajo Llobregat.
  • 1995: Historia de la cerámica española . Texts by Trinidad Sánchez Pacheco. Edicions Balmes.
  • 1996: Crònica Apassionada de la Nova Cançó . Text by Jordi Garcia-Soler . Editorial Flor del Vent.
  • 1998: Portuàrium . With Oriol Maspons, Xavier Miserachs and Lluis Permanyer . Puerto de Barcelona.
  • 1998: L'Hospitalet . Text by Ana María Moix. Ayuntamiento de Hospitalet. Barcelona.
  • 1998: Sant Andreu . Texts by Josep Maria Huertas Clavería . District of San Andrés. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.
  • 1999: Carmen Amaya 1963. Taranta, agosto, luto y ausencia . With Julio Ubiña . Texts by Ana María Moix and Francisco Hidalgo . Focal.
  • 1999: El riu que veia passa els trens . Text by Patracia Gabancho . Barcelona Regional.
  • 1999: Barcelona, ​​dona d'aigua . Ajuntament de Barcelona.
  • 1999: Oken 1989-1999 . Several female photographers. Varios fotógrafos. Silla "Neko".
  • 1999: Ayuntamientos democráticos de Cataluña . With Paco Elvira . Texts by several authors. Diputación de Barcelona.
  • 2000: Agenda 2001 . Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.
  • 2000: La gauche divine . With Oriol Maspons and Xavier Miserachs. Editorial Lomwerg.
  • 2002: 24 horas con la gauche divine. Text by Ana María Moix. Editorial lumen.
  • 2002: Castelldefels dead l'any . Texto de Ana María Moix. Ayuntamiento de Casteldefels.
  • 2002: El riu de l'hivern . Consejo Comarcal del Bajo Llobregat .
  • 2003: Els interiors d'illa de l'Eixample . Text by Lluís Permanyer. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, ​​Proeixample.
  • 2003: Sin misterios del flamenco . Manuel Lorente Rivas. Diputación de Granada.
  • 2004: Cornellá, una ciudad . Ayuntamiento de Cornellà.
  • 2006: Piel de toro . Edhasa. 2005 Mirades Parallels. Museo de Arte de Cataluña.
  • 2006: Mirades paral leles . Museo de Arte de Cataluña.
  • 2007: Una historia de la Marina de Sants . Vides paral leles. Distrito de Sants Montjuic, 2007.
  • 2007: Sant Climent de les Cireres . Ajuntament de Sant Climent de Llobregat, 2007.
  • 2008: Memorias de Barcelona . Xavier Miserachs and Colita. Texts by Oriol Bohigas, Teresa Gimpera , Ana María Moix and Beatriz de Moura.
  • 2010: Colita . Biblioteca de Fotógrafos Españoles. La Fábrica. Madrid.
  • 2010: Colita. La meva cançó . Saga editorial. Barcelona.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Juan Manuel Caballero Bonald, Colita: Luces y sombras del flamenco . Fundación Juan Manuel Lara, Seville 2006, ISBN 978-84-96556-81-2 .
  2. ↑ La fotógrafa social que saca el mejor lado de Serrat. In: Canal Sur. September 10, 2019, accessed January 22, 2020 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Blanca Cia: Colita renuncia al premio Nacional de Fotografía por la política del Gobierno . In: El País . November 7, 2014, ISSN  1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed January 23, 2020]).
  4. ↑ Congreso, Senado y the Museo Reina Sofía colaboran en una exposición que explora la relación del arte y la historia de la Transición. In: Constitución 40 November 23, 2018, accessed January 23, 2020 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Érika Goyarrola: Poéticas de la emoción. In: caixaforum.es. 2018, archived from the original on February 12, 2019 ; accessed on January 23, 2020 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Colita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steva Hernández, Isabel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish photographer
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona