"Dorian Gray Portraiture" is a series that tries to go further than external appearances of beauty and shows -with textures, expressions and light- the aggressiveness or the monster who might coexist inside all of us.
Fine Art degree in photography, Jose Manuel Alorda works as a teacher of geometrics and technical representation for current architects. As a photographer, he focus on those signs related to male representation and its own significance: from body details or social groups, till different cultural,ethnic or even sexual behaviors.
Awards 2013 Juny. 3rd Prize, PX3 Award. Prix de la Photographie, Paris. France.
Personality / professional portrait category.
February. “Collect the world”. VàlidFoto Gallery. Group exhibition.
Barcelona, Spain.
2012 September. Honor Mention. “Pride Photo Award 2012” Group exhibition.
Oude Kerk. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
February. 2nd Award. Color Cathegory.
III National Award for Digital Photography, Canson Infinity.
Barcelona, Spain.
2009/11 Biennial Art Competition. JCE, Jeune Création Européenne.
Group Exhibition. Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, France.
2010 August. "Labels / No Labels". Eduard Planting Gallery. Group Exhibition.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
July. "OFNI" (Photographic Object Non Identified). Galery VàlidFoto. Group Exhibition.
Barcelona. Spain.
2009 February. Finalist, 8th Caixa Terrassa Photography Award.
Centre Cultural Caixa Terrassa. Group Exhibition.
Terrassa, Spain.
