Josep Guinovart was one of the greatest representatives of Informalism in Catalonia of the mid-20th century. He came into contact with painting thanks to the family business, as a wall painter. This origin, together with the childhood experience of the Spanish Civil War in his maternal town of Agramunt, marked his career, through a sensitive look at the elements around him, and towards the social and political problems of his time. His professionalization in painting began with figurative representations inspired by the rural world. The turning point will come with the trip to Paris in 1953, where the direct vision of the works of Cézanne and Matisse caused him a real internal commotion. Thus, in 1955 he founded, together with Tàpies, Cuixart or Tharrats, the short-lived Taüll group; and in 1958 he entered fully into abstraction. However, his works will continue to allude to the reality of the environment, through the intervention and subsequent inclusion of wood, fabrics, tools, stubble and corn grains, being close to matter painting and assemblage. In fact, he stands out as a multidisciplinary artist, working in areas such as set design, engraving, illustration or tapestry. During the last stage, color and lines were reincorporated, in a balanced relationship with the embedded objects in his work.
List of artworks
Múltiple núm. 14 , 1975
Múltiple número 10 , 1975
Sense títol , 1979
Sense títol , 1979
El KO i la margarida , 1970
Sense títol , 1976
Sense títol , 1987
Sense títol , 1987
Múltiple núm. 14 , 1975
El KO i la margarida , 1970
Múltiple número 10 , 1975
Sense títol , 1976
Sense títol , 1979
Sense títol , 1987
Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation
The exhibition Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation, presents a dialogue between the Collection of the Museo de Arte Abstracto Español from Cuenca, created by Fernando Zóbel...
Closing day
Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation
On January 14 we will celebrate a closing day of the exhibition Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation, which has been curated by Glòria Picazo, in collaboration...
Dialogic visit
Exterior | Interior
On the occasion of the exhibition Exterior | Interior, the Fundació Suñol organizes a guided visit by the foundation's...
Meeting with Asunción Molinos Gordo
Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation
We invite you to attend the presentation that Asunción Molinos Gordo will make of her work within the framework of the exhibition Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for...
Discover the Fundació Suñol - 11 a.m.
Visit the Suñol Soler Collection's headquarter and Fundació Suñol
From the Fundació Suñol, we offer you an unprecedented visit to our headquarters on the occasion of the Festa Major de Les...
Dialogue with Daniel Giralt-Miracle
Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for creation
Past November 10th we invited the critic and art historian Daniel Giralt-Miracle to talk with Gloria Picazo, curator of the exhibition Intersecting memories. Collections as a territory for...
Electric Pilgrimage
An action by Mario Santamaría based on the work of Joana Moll
On Saturday 26 November we celebrate a pilgrimage through the streets of Barcelona organized by the artist Mario Santamaría around the work of Joana Moll exhibited at the Fundació...
Links
Discovering the library of the Fundació Antoni Tàpies
We invite you to visit the library of the Fundació Antoni Tàpies through a dialogue between art and literature that will feature the participation of the artist Antonia del...
Zóbel/Suñol: dialogues between two emblematic collections
Visit La Pedrera and the Fundació Suñol
The Fundació Suñol and the Fundación Cataluña La Pedrera are offering two visits to learn about two unique examples of collecting from the second half of the century...
A dialogue between art and science
Discovering the collections of the Botanical Institute.
The artist of the exhibition Memorias cruzadas Pep Vidal leads us to the herbarium of the Botanical Institute where, by the hand of one of its curators, Neus Nualart,...
Guided visit with curator Glòria Picazo
Visit the Fundació Suñol
Glòria Picazo will illustrate the exhibition Intersecting memories, where we can enjoy two unique art collections from the second half of the 20th century through the eyes of 7...
