Josep Maria Subirachs

Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (born March 11, 1927 in Barcelona ; † April 7, 2014 there ) was a Spanish sculptor and painter from Catalonia . One of his most famous works is the sculpture group of the Passion facade of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.

Works (selection)

Forma 212

1957: “Forma 212” - the small concrete sculpture was the first abstract work of art to be set up in public spaces in Barcelona. The inauguration took place on October 14, 1957 - during Franco's visit to Barcelona. It is located on the Campus Mundet of the University of Barcelona in the district of Montbau in the Avinguda d'Arturo Mundet just before the intersection of Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron .
1963: “Monument a Narcís Monturiol ” - location on the corner of Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer de Provença in Eixample
1967: Sculpture “La mesura de l'espai-temps” - Subirachs returns from his abstract phase to figuration. The bronze sculpture is located in the entrance area of the “Edifici Mercuri” commercial building on the corner of Via Augusta and Carrer de Marià Cubí in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district in Barcelona.
1968: Monument to Mexico
1983: Monument for the Olympic Games, exhibited in the office of the CIO , Lausanne ( Switzerland )
1984: "Monument a Pau Casals " in Casals' birthplace El Vendrell (district Sant Salvador, next to the concert hall "Auditori Pau Casals")

Subirachs' signature on the sculpture for Narcís Monturiol .

1987 to 2009: Sagrada Família (sculptures and doors of the Passion facade , doors of the glory facade , sculpture " Sant Jordi " on the inside of the glory facade)

1989: Monument "Unió d'Orient i Occident" in Seoul ( South Korea )

1991: "Monument a Francesc Macià " at Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona

1976: Corresponding Member of the Hispanic Society of America in New York
1982: Admission to the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona
1982: Creu de Sant Jordi of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando of Madrid
Award from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Honorary award from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville
1997: In a poll by Catalunya Ràdio , La Vanguardia newspaper and Enciclopèdia Catalana , he was voted the most important living Catalan artist of the 20th century.
The asteroid "134124 Subirachs", discovered in 2005, was named after him while he was still alive. Excerpt from the reasons given by NASA (German translation): "Many consider him the most important living Catalan artist."

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personal data
SURNAME	Subirachs, Josep Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Subirachs i Sitjar, Josep Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 11, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barcelona
DATE OF DEATH	April 7, 2014
Place of death	Barcelona