Pablo Genovés

PABLO GENOVÉS (Madrid, 1959).
"You have time", 2002.
Cibachrome between methacrylate and aluminum. Exemplary 3/3.
It has slight damage to the support.
Signed, dated, titled and justified on the back.
Measurements: 131 x 120,5 cm.
The visionary photomontages of Pablo Genovés are a metaphor for the disappearance of human civilization on the planet. His fascinating nightmarish images, in which the human figure is not represented, cause a sense of fear and admiration in the viewer and convey the idea of the urgency of establishing a new relationship between man and earth that is not based on its plundering.
Pablo Genovés is a Spanish photographer who uses photographic-digital and pictorial techniques. In his beginnings he painted directly on the photographs, adding abundant colors; later he changed his criteria to black and white with very sporadic color additions. His work explores the concepts of memory, past and reality; his combination of photography and painting gives his images a character of their own. In this mixture of languages, he seeks to show the pros and cons of human existence. Some of his photographic series show luxurious architectural spaces (palaces, libraries, theaters) under the effects of the forces of nature.3 These photographs are composed of earlier, anonymous ones, which the artist found in street markets and digitally manipulated.