The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer recreated the images inspired by paintings and Each image by photographer Dora Franco is accompanied by a detailed, visual description of the moment, light, and colors of the scene. Franco always observes how light touches things, how it beautifies and shadows them. In her exploration of everyday life, the photographer discovers magical moments that aesthetic information allows her to highlight, resulting in an enhancement of the beauty of the object or person she photographs.
AVAILABLE ARTWORKS BY DORA FRANCO
The Bodegones Series
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer recreated the images inspired by paintings and images from these eras, also finding inspiration from artists such as Leonardo DA Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, and others.
The Fashion Series
Back Lighting Series
EXHIBITIONS
DORA FRANCO
REPRESENTED ARTIST
Dora Franco began her artistic career as a fashion model in her country, Colombia, work that continued in Europe and New York, where she posed for artists such as Salvador Dalí and Richard Avedon, among many others. Her interest in the arts led her to study Fine Arts at the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota and at the Art Institute of San Francisco, where she began her career as a fashion, beauty and interior design photographer. While in San Francisco she studied film and worked on a Francis Ford Coppola production and in 1972 appeared in Fellini's “Roma”. Franco's work has been published in Hola, Vogue Spain, Harper's Bazaar, Vanidades and many other publications. Two of her photographs are part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Colombia.