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MIQUEL BARCELÓ by. MARIA AMENGUAL ELENA CLAR 5ºC. BIOGRAPHY Our alive artist from Mallorca was born in Felanitx in 1957. STUDIES. Miquel Barceló studied in the Felanitx’s High School. He continued his studies in the “Arts School” of Palma.
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MIQUEL BARCELÓby MARIA AMENGUAL ELENA CLAR 5ºC
BIOGRAPHYOuraliveartistfrom Mallorca wasborn in Felanitx in 1957.
STUDIES Miquel Barceló studied in the Felanitx’s High School. He continued his studies in the “Arts School” of Palma. He ended his studies in the “Sant Jordi Art School” in Barcelona.
He wasonlysixteenyearsoldwhen he madehisfirstexhibition in “La Caixa” from Felanitx
Hisfavouriteartist isVincent van Gogh
HIS FIRST ART He begantoworkwith boxes, that he exibed in the Mallorca Museum, in 1976. In these boxes we can seethedescompisition of eggs, brains, flowers, birds…
THE TRAVELS In 1989 Barceló wentto Mali and anotherafricancountrieslookingfornewsthemesforhis art.
ILLUSTRATIONSThrough this journey in 1992, illustrates the book by Paul Bowles called “Too far from home”
AWARD PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS In 2003 he received the “Principe de Asturias” prize for arts, one of the most important awards of Spain.
LOUVRE MUSEUM In 2004 he exhibited at the Louvre museum his watercolous of the Divine Comedy, becoming the first living artist exposes in the museum .
OUR CATHEDRAL In March 2007, was opened in Mallorca Cathedral, the Chapel made by him on clay.
More about our Cathedral The chapel of the cathedral consists of two worlds: The seafood and The fruits of the earth
THE CHRIST OF BARCELO - This is the altar of the chapel where we find The Christ of Barcelo
HONORARY DOCTOR • In 2007 he was awared honorary doctorates by the University of Illes Balears
WORKFORTHEUNITEDNATIONS • In May 2007 Barcelo began the decoration of the dome of the hall XX of the Palace of United Nations in Geneva. • See the results below:
HUMANRIGHTS CHAMBER AND ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (one of his last art)
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