Miquel Barceló

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Ceramics in the La Seu Cathedral in Palma on Mallorca
Miquel Barceló decorated the dome in the new session room of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (2008)
Barceló's Gran elefant dret ( Big Standing Elephant ) 2009, Barcelona

Miquel Barceló , fully Miquel Barceló Artigues , (born January 8, 1957 in Felanitx , Mallorca ) is a Spanish painter and sculptor .

Life

Miquel Barceló studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Palma de Mallorca and at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona . In 1976 he joined the Mallorcan group for conceptual art Whimsy Workshop (Taller Llunàtic). Barceló was committed to ecological issues and belonged to an environmental group on Mallorca. From the very beginning, his work has reflected an interest in motifs from nature, which had a great influence on his younger contemporaries.

In 1981 Barcélo took part in the São Paulo Biennale and in 1982 in the Documenta in Kassel . His travels and stays in Europe (he has a studio in Paris), the United States and West Africa ( Mali ), where he has another residence, have marked his artistic career over the past few years.

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In his extensive work, Barceló takes up questions of religion, anthropomorphism and the environment. This leads to an “expanded concept of art”, which is expressed in the choice of materials (often organic) and in the working method (action painting).

In 2003 a book illustration by Dante's Divina commedia was published.

In 2006 Miquel Barcélo took part in the Festival d'Avignon with Josef Nadj with the performance Paso Doble .

Since March 2007, the cathedral houses La Seu of Palma an oversized ceramic work by the artist that gave rise to fierce polemics occasion. The contemporary art in a 700 year old cathedral, which depicts the biblical story of the miraculous multiplication of bread and fish, is fantastic in its representational quality and sparked a dispute in the Spanish press about what art is allowed to do. Barceló did not take part in the dedication mass and described himself as an agnostic , which led to further controversy. The ceramic is almost 300 square meters and covers an entire chapel, the five glass windows of which were also designed by the artist.

At the beginning of 2007, Miquel Barceló began work on the ceiling design of Hall XX in the Palais des Nations in Geneva . The new meeting room of the UN Human Rights Council , spanned by the 1500 square meter ceiling painting, was inaugurated on November 18, 2008.

One of his works is the design of the dome of the Mercat de les Flors theater in Barcelona. Miquel Barceló's works are represented by the Tobias Mueller Modern Art Gallery in Zurich , the Bruno Bischofberger Gallery in Zurich, Acquavella Galleries in New York and the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Salzburg. A documentation center is located in the Na Batlessa cultural center in Artà on Mallorca.

Awards (selection)

literature

  • Simona Manzione: A Lugano, gli ottanta passi di Miquel Barceló. In: Arte & Storia , Edizioni Ticino Management, 7th year, No. 31, Lugano 2006, pp. 36-39.
  • Ingried Brugger, Florian Steininger (eds.): Miquel Barcelo, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg [et al.] 2012, ISBN 978-3-86828-363-1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The work of Barcelo of the last twenty years comes to Hanover. Retrieved November 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Crespo, Ángel (1926-1995), Barceló, Miquel: Divina comedia . Galaxia Gutenberg, Barcelona 2003.
  3. ↑ in German and Italian (synchronized edition) published by RM Buch & Medienvertrieb, Rheda 2005, in the language version of Wilhelm Hertz from 1955. 261 pp. Without ISBN. - The Spanish-Italian edition: Divina Comedia (3 volumes) 1. Infierno, 2. Purgatorio; 3. Paraíso. Galaxia Gutenberg Publishing House - Círculo de Lectores, Barcelona 2003; Transl. And note Ángel Crespo ISBN 84-226-9755-6 ISBN 84-8109-417-X ISBN 84-8109-418-8 ISBN 84-226-9758-0
  4. ↑ Paul Ardenne, Miquel Barceló,: A propos de Paso Doble, présentation et extraits de la vidéo-performance . In: Les actes de colloques du musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac . November 27, 2009, ISSN  2105-2735 ( openedition.org [accessed November 28, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Submarine eye feed: The «Capilla del Santísimo» | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . March 26, 2008, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed November 28, 2018]).
  6. ^ Giles Tremlett: Mud and skulls chapel delights Spanish bishop. February 2, 2007, accessed November 25, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Tina Cieslik: Maritime Firmament Ceiling relief in the “Human Rights Room” in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. January 10, 2013, accessed November 25, 2018 .
  8. ^ "Sistine Chapel" opened by the UN . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . November 18, 2008 ( nzz.ch [accessed November 25, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Història . In: Mercat de les Flors . ( mercatflors.cat [accessed November 28, 2018]).
  10. ^ Fondo documental Miquel Barceló - REVISTA DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO AMBLART.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018 (European Spanish).
  11. ↑ Miquel Barceló, Premio Nacional de Arte Grafico 2014 . In: El País . January 31, 2014, ISSN  1134-6582 ( elpais.com [accessed November 25, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Barceló, Miquel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barceló Artigues, Miquel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Felanitx , Mallorca