Cristina Otero
| Cristina Otero | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait of Otero in her portrait titled "identity'" | |
| Born |
Cristina Otero Pascual November 29, 1995 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | Official website |
Cristina Otero (born Cristina Otero Pascual; November 29, 1995)[1][2] is a Spanish photographer and artist best known for her self portraits. Otero is the youngest artist in Spain who has ever exhibited individually in an art gallery, when she was 15.
Biography
Born in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, to Noemi Pascual and Luis Otero, Otero is the youngest of three children. Otero found her love for photography at a young age. At 13, while watching America's Next Top Model, she found herself intrigued by the makeup, styling and poses that go into creating a major fashion photo shoot.[3] Otero is self-taught.[1]
Career
Otero uses a Pentax K-5 for shooting, most of the time it is of herself, specializing in close-up self-portraits.[4][5] Otero is the youngest artist in Spain who has ever exhibited individually in an art gallery, at the age of 15.[6]
Her portraits have been showcased in exhibits across Spain including the Kir Royal Gallery in Valencia from October 15, 2011 to January 15, 2012;[7] and again from June 7–10, 2012 in participation of MadridFoto.[8] An exhibit ran at the Fnac Parquesur in Madrid between March 1 – 31 in 2012, and one in the Fnac L'illa in Barcelona that began July 25, 2012 and went until September 10, 2012.[9][10] She has also exhibited in the "Fundación Caixa" in Carlet (Valencia, 2012) in the Fnac Marbella (Spain) (2013). Otero's work has also been exhibited in Amsterdam (2012), Berlin (2012) and Algiers (2013). She also has an ad campaign with the Spanish train wheel company, Renfe (2012–2013).
Gallery
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Self-portrait of Otero in her portrait titled "sinner.'"
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Self-portrait of Otero in her portrait titled "ID."
References
- 1 2 Catalina Nita (22 June 2013). "Cristina Otero: a Young and Talented Artist". Impressive Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero Photography: Beautiful Tutti Frutti Self Portraits". Astrum People. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero, 16-Year-Old Photographer, Creates Stunning Self-Portraits With Fruit". Huffington Post. June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Creative Pick of the Week: Cristina Otero's Tutti Frutti Photography Series". Sinuous Mag. February 2, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ Kala Istvanek (30 May 2012). "Artist Spotlight: Cristina Otero Interview". Toonari Post. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero, MirrorMagazine collaborator, stars in an exhibition at the Fnac Parquesur". Mirror Magazine. March 8, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero "The other the same: one for itself"". Kir Royal Gallery. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Kir Royal Gallery Presents in Valencia Madridfoto 2012 Three young promises: Cristina Otero, Fernando Bayonne and Julie Schimel". Hypatia's Eyes. June 4, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero Exhibition in Fnac Parquesur". Fnac. March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Cristina Otero". The Issue Magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2012.