Josep Pujol i Ripoll

Josep Pujol i Ripoll , or Josep Pujol for short , (* 1904 in Olot ; † 1987 ibid) was a Catalan painter who followed the tradition of the Olot School .

Josep Pujol was a student of the Catalan painter Iu Pascual . He developed a constructivist-schematic version of the Olot School not only in landscape painting, but also in still life and interiors. His works are characterized by a peculiar clarity, precision and sophistication. Like his teacher Iu Pascual, Pujol himself was artistically marginalized after the Spanish Civil War for political reasons. Nevertheless, with his artistic approach he became the leading figure of the younger painter colleagues Pere Plana i Puig , Joan Clapera i Mayà , Àngel Codinach , Jordi Farjas and others. Pujol took part in important exhibitions in Spain such as the "Art Català" in Madrid, exhibitions in the gallery "Dalmau de Barcelona" or in the "Sala Parés" (1928, 1930, 1934). Very late he was awarded the Catalan art prize “La Punyalada” (1966) and the Sant Jordi prize (1983) of the Catalan regional government. Despite all the constructivist developments, he remained true to the aesthetics of the Olot School throughout his life.

literature

• Enciclopèdia Catalana: Pujol i Ripoll, Josep . In: Gran enciclopèdia catalana. 2nd edition 3rd reprint 1992. Volume 18 . Enciclopèdia catalana, Barcelona 1987, ISBN 84-7739-018-5 , pp. 453 (Catalan).
• Josep Maria Canals: Diccionari Biogràfic d'Olot; Article “Pujol i Ripoll, Josep” . Ed .: Ajuntament d'Olot. 1st edition. Olot 2015, OCLC 943687866 , p. 591 (Catalan).
• M. Assumpcio Arnau i Prades, Joan Sala i Plana: L'art olotí en el XIX i XX . Series: Quaderns de la Revista de Girona , Girona 2013, ISBN 978-84-15808-03-9 , page 78 f., Chapter 32: Una Renovació Artística , there also a short review by Josep Pujol i Ripoll.

Web links

• Enciclopèdia.cat: Josep Pujol i Ripoll. Retrieved March 31, 2018 (Catalan). 
• Pintorescatalanes: Josep Pujol i Ripoll. Retrieved March 31, 2018 (Catalan).