Jaume Plensa - Plensa 61 [with dedication] - 2019

Jaume Plensa

"Plensa 61"

Artika Edition, 2019

Imitated, numbered and signed edition

+ Autograph dedication by the author


Publication: Barcelona, Artika, 2019. 1st Edition. Copy 437/2998. With edition justification and Jaume Plensa's pencil signature at the end of the art book

Description: Jaume Plensa considers the studio as an extension of his head, the place where ideas are born and where they come to life. ARTIKA invites us to know the starting point of all his creations, the place where his ideas are generated and that bears witness to his extraordinary work, through an artist's book created in collaboration with Plensa. A numbered edition, signed by the artist and limited to 2,998 copies.

The Case consists of an original sculpture (two bodies of 32 x 50 cm each) serialized, created especially for this edition, which represents the face of a girl with her eyes closed, an iconic image of Plensa's artistic universe. It is made of rigid polyurethane molded with a matte black mineral load finish. The connection of the front and side blocks is achieved with neodymium magnets. Inside it houses two volumes, giving access to the artist's most intimate world. The plinth is white jesmonite with the artist's name in relief.

The Art Book reveals to us the creative process of the works, with unpublished images from Plensa's personal archive and several reflections that have marked his artistic career. On the other hand, Notes and Annotations.

The Study Book constitutes a direct journey to the germ of ideas or to the most inaccessible part of the artist, through faithful reproductions of his notebooks.