Cristina Otero Explained

Cristina Otero
Birth Name:Cristina Otero Pascual
Birth Date:29 November 1995
Birth Place:Pontevedra, Spain
Occupation:Photographer
Years Active:2008present

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.

Career

Otero uses a Pentax K-5 for shooting, most of the time she takes self portraits, specializing in close-up.[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 (20122013).

In 2022, she was one of the judges of the Istock Awards annual inclusion grant.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalina Nita. Cristina Otero: a Young and Talented Artist. Impressive Magazine. 6 November 2014. 22 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106221854/http://impressivemagazine.com/2013/06/22/cristina-otero-a-young-and-talented-artist/#. 2014-11-06. dead.
  2. Web site: Cristina Otero Photography: Beautiful Tutti Frutti Self Portraits. Astrum People. August 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Cristina Otero, 16-Year-Old Photographer, Creates Stunning Self-Portraits With Fruit. Huffington Post. August 29, 2012. June 29, 2012.
  4. Web site: Creative Pick of the Week: Cristina Otero’s Tutti Frutti Photography Series. Sinuous Mag. August 29, 2012. February 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160504073546/http://www.sinuousmag.com/2012/02/creative-pick-of-the-week-christna-oteros-tutti-frutti-photography-series/#. 2016-05-04. dead.
  5. Web site: Kala Istvanek. Artist Spotlight: Cristina Otero Interview. Toonari Post. 6 November 2014. 30 May 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20141106211019/http://www.toonaripost.com/2012/05/life-style/artist-spotlight-christina-otero-interview/. 6 November 2014.
  6. Web site: Cristina Otero, MirrorMagazine collaborator, stars in an exhibition at the Fnac Parquesur. Mirror Magazine. August 30, 2012. March 8, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130213043540/http://www.mirrormagazine.es/wp/cristina-otero-colaboradora-de-mirrormagazine-protagoniza-una-exposicion-en-el-fnac-parquesur/. February 13, 2013.
  7. Web site: Cristina Otero "The other the same: one for itself". Kir Royal Gallery. August 30, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120626213956/http://www.kirroyal.es/exposiciones/exposiciones-anteriores/4-cristina-otero.html. June 26, 2012.
  8. Web site: Kir Royal Gallery Presents in Valencia Madridfoto 2012 Three young promises: Cristina Otero, Fernando Bayonne and Julie Schimel. Hypatia's Eyes. August 30, 2012. June 4, 2012.
  9. Web site: Cristina Otero Exhibition in Fnac Parquesur. Fnac. August 29, 2012. March 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106234001/http://tiendas.fnac.es/parque-sur/exposicion-de-cristina-otero-en-fnac-parquesur/#. 2014-11-06. dead.
  10. Web site: Cristina Otero. The Issue Magazine. August 29, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130727143035/http://theissuemagazine.com/cristina-otero/. July 27, 2013.

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