Miquel Barceló - Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Offset Lithography - licensed print

Offset lithography after Carmen Laffón (*)
Reproduction of the work 'Sanlúcar de Barrameda,' oil on canvas created by Laffón between 1975 and 1977.
Edited on thick Fine Art cardboard.
Published by the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Art of Palma de Mallorca.
Authorized print with copyright and legal serial number.
Large Format

Sheet dimensions: 59 x 99 cm
Condition: Excellent (this artwork has never been framed or exhibited, always kept in a professional art folder, and is offered in perfect condition).
Provenance: Private collection.

The item will be carefully handled and packaged in a reinforced cardboard box. The shipment will be certified with a tracking number.

The shipment will also include transport insurance for the final value of the artwork with full reimbursement in case of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer.

Miquel Barceló Artigues (Felanich, Balearic Islands, January 8, 1957) is a Spanish artist, close to neo-expressionism although practicing many others, and stands out mainly for his work as a painter and sculptor.
Early interest was born in the youth of the Balearic author thanks to his mother, a painter in the tradition of Mallorcan landscape; although his first revelation came from his trip to Paris in 1974, where Barceló discovered Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, a style that left a strong influence on much of his work. Gradually, he explored the paintings of Lucio Fontana, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Willem de Kooning, among other prominent artists, who greatly influenced him.
He studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Palma de Mallorca between 1972 and 1973 and continued in 1974 at the School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Later, in 1976, he participated in the happenings and protest actions of the group Taller Llunàtic, with whom he held his first exhibition in Barcelona in 1977. After all these adventures, a nascent curiosity for technical and material experimentation arose in the artist. He experimented with dense layers of pigment on canvases that were later subjected to the elements to provoke spontaneous reactions (oxidation, cracking, etc.). The truth is, he never abandoned experimentation with organic materials and natural organic forms.
Among the characteristics of his work, the inspiration from nature stands out, particularly in its forms and reliefs, which are simulated through the use of dense, voluminous, and generally dark impastos. The Mediterranean region (especially the maritime area) and the African continent are also two important references within his universe. He is particularly interested in exploring nature, the passage of time, and the traditions of these places.
In recent years, Miquel has evolved towards more abstract references loaded with greater symbolism and plasticity. In March 2007, the Mallorca cathedral inaugurated its chapel to the Holy Sacrament, and in the same year, decoration work began on the Dome of Room XX at the United Nations Palace in Geneva, which critics regard as his masterpiece.
The summary is that Baroque painting, Art Brut, American Abstract Expressionism, Italian Arte Povera, and the works of Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies are established as the great cornerstones in the neo-expressionist synthesis that Barceló absorbs into his artistic production.