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The abundant graphic material contained in this book, co-published with the Archivo Lafuente, shows the transformation of the artist Bárbara Allende into Ouka Leele, a nickname adopted at the end of the eighties by this essential photographer in the history of 20th century Spanish photography. In dialogue with a careful selection of his preparatory drawings, comics, notebooks and sketches, his black and white and coloured photographs evolve from the first shots in the family environment to the sophisticated staging, which concludes with his famous Hairdressing series. A book that explores the galaxy by Bárbara Allende where Ouka Leele was born. AUTHOR: Ouka Leele. Spanish photographer Bárbara Allende a.k.a. Ouka Leele (Madrid, 1957) was initially inclined towards painting as a means of artistic expression. She studied Fine Arts, which she abandoned to begin studying piano while attending the Madrid institution Photocentro to learn photography. She was one of the main protagonists and portraitists of the Madrid Movida of the early 1980s. Self-taught, her characteristic black and white photographs, hand-painted in watercolour, stand out. In 2005 her career was recognised with the Spanish National Photography Award. 350 images

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Ouka Leele. Spanish photographer Bárbara Allende a.k.a. Ouka Leele (Madrid, 1957) was initially inclined towards painting as a means of artistic expression. She studied Fine Arts, which she abandoned to begin studying piano while attending the Madrid institution Photocentro to learn photography. She was one of the main protagonists and portraitists of the Madrid Movida of the early 1980s. Self-taught, her characteristic black and white photographs, hand-painted in watercolor, stand out. In 2005 her career was recognized with the Spanish National Photography Award.

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