biografia di Alberto RAFOLS CASAMADA (1923-2009)

Personal data


Birth : 1923 - Barcelona, Spain
Death : 2009
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Spain

Family relations

Son of Alberto RAFOLS CULLERES [ 1892-1986 ]
Husband of María GIRONA BENET [ 1923-2015 ]

Education

Academia Tárrega – Barcelona, Spain
Academia Baixas – Barcelona, Spain
1950 – 1954 : Colegio Español Federico García Lorca – 53 rue de la Pompe – Paris, France

Professional data


Work and Life

1950 – 1954:Obtains three times (1950, 1953, 1954) a fellowship from the French government to study in Paris, France
1948:Takes part to the foundation of the “Salón de Octubre” in Barcelona, Spain, in which he participates several times
1948:Gives up his architectural studies and devotes himself completely to painting
1946:Creates the group Els Vuit (Group of Eight) with other catalan painters, sculptors, musicians and poets
1945:Begins painting studies
1941:Begins architectural studies
Lives and works in Catalonia, Spain


Prizes

1981

1981 : Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas – Spain
Awarded by : Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte – Madrid, Spain


Honorary degree

1985

1985 : Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , Chevalier – Paris, France
Awarded by : Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication – 3 rue Valois – Paris, France


Other professions

Professor
Escuela Eina – Barcelona, Spain

Professor
Escola Superior de Disseny Elisava – Plaça de la Mercè, Carrer ample 11-13 – Barcelona, Spain


Affiliated to an association

Fundació Joan Miró – Parc de Montjuïc, s/n – Barcelona, Spain
Fundació Ràfols-Casamada/Maria Girona – Casa Bas – Capellades, Spain

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Acrylic/canvas
Drawing-Watercolor : Mixed media/paper

Movements and styles

French Impressionism
Lyrical Abstraction
Constructivism
Cubism
New Realism

Works

Angle
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 150 x 150 cm
 
Castalia
Date of creation : 2000
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 110 x 120 cm
 
Blanc d'escacs
Date of creation : 1997
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 55 x 48 cm
 
Construccio clara
Date of creation : 1997
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 100 x 100 cm
 
Crepuscular
Date of creation : 1996
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 54 x 65 cm
 
Objectes sobres ocre
Date of creation : 1995
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 125 x 125 cm
 
Petit quadra blanc
Date of creation : 1993
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 40 x 40 cm
 
Zigurat
Date of creation : 1991
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 180 x 180 cm
 
Triangle obscur
Date of creation : 1991
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 195 x 195 cm
 
Rencontre
Date of creation : 1990
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 100 x 100 cm
 
Roig fosc
Date of creation : 1988
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 130 x 130 cm
 
Espai blanc
Date of creation : 1976
Medium : Acrylic/canvas
Size : 114 x 146 cm
 
Urban landscape
Date of creation : 1950
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 50 x 62 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Signes i color
Hôtel des Arts – Toulon, France
07/06/2002 – 09/15/2002

Albert Ráfols Casamada
Galería Joan Prats – Barcelona, Spain
07/06/2002 – 09/26/2002

2001

Musée de Brou – Bourg-en-Bresse, France
11/2001 – 12/2001

IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern – Centre Julio González – Valencia, Spain
09/2001

2000

Espai i llum / Espace et lumière
Espace Ecureuil – Toulouse, France
11/2000

1998

Galería Metta – Madrid, Spain
1998

Galería Joan Prats – Barcelona, Spain
1998

1997

Galerie Pro Arte – Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
1997

Art Centre, Andorra
1997

Musée de Dieppe – Dieppe, France
1997

1996

Galerie Clivages – Paris, France
1996

Centre Cultural Torre Vella – Salou, Tarragona, Spain
1996

1993

Joan Prats Gallery – New York NY, United States
1993

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

2000

Salon de Mars
Palexpo – Geneva GE, Switzerland
03/31/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – 10, Rue de Trésor – Paris, France

1999

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
09/16/1999 – 09/20/1999
Represented by : Galerie Kandler – 14 Rue Bayard – Toulouse, France

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galeria BAT-Alberto Cornejo – Rios Rosas 54 – Madrid, Spain

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain


Group exhibitions

2002

Abstracciones 1955-2002
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía – Madrid, Spain
2002

Per Kirkeby, Albert Rafols Casamada et Pierre Tal-Coat
Galerie Vidal Saint Phalle – Paris, France
05/30/2002 – 06/29/2002

1997

25 years of the Cadaqués Gallery
Galeria Cadaqués – Cadaqués, Spain
1997

Descoberta de la collecció MACBA
MACBA – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain
1997

1994

The colour of the vanguards
Fundación Argentaria – Madrid, Spain
1994

The color of dreams
Galería Jorge Mara – Madrid, Spain
1994

Col.lecció Testimoni 93.94
Fundació la Caixa – Barcelona, Spain
1994

1993

6 Artistes amb Joan Miró
Museu de Granollers – Granollers, Spain
1993

Gent d’Eina
Galería Carles Taché – Barcelona, Spain
1993

1992

Tropismes
Fundació la Caixa – Barcelona, Spain
1992

Constants de l’Art CAtalà
Centre d’Art Santa Monica – Barcelona, Spain
1992

Expo’92 – Exposición Universal / Universal Exhibition
Sevilla, Spain
1992

Homenatge a Joan Miró
Fundacio Pilar I Joan Miro – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1992

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2001

Arte y Parte n° 34
Santander, Spain
08/2001-09/2001

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