Chema Madoz

Chema Madoz was originally born Jose Maria Rodriguez Madoz in 1958. He is best known for his black and white surrealist photography, which began when he studied Art History at a University in Madrid. In 2011 an exhibition of Chema Madoz's work was opened in Chile by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain.


The picture on the left is one of the first pictures by Chema Madoz that I found and liked. I like how the point of the mountain leads directly up and is positioned as the though it is hanging up the picture frame. Because the images are in black and white I think it creates a very dramatic effect.


I also really like the picture that is now on the right. The plug in the cup of tea signifies how the person who is drinking it is draining the tea out of the cup. The blank black background makes the image stand out even more, and brings the eye straight to the darker colourings of the plug which is encased by lots of white colours.




Chema Madoz's work is mostly about blending images together. I think that I will take this from her work in to my own, and also possibly only using greyscale colouring. I think that out of the whole process of take and editing images I enjoy manipulating them most, as I really enjoy the post production. One of the main reasons that I chose Surrealism is because of this, and I think that mirroring Chema Madoz's work could create a really strong project for me. I hope for my final images to be based on taking a few seperate images, and blending them together to create one strong piece. However, for this to be a success I will need to do a lot of build up to it so as to train up my Photoshopping skills.