Vicenç Viaplana

VICENÇ VIAPLANA I MULA (Granollers, 1955)
"Totores".
Etching, aquatint and carborundum on handmade paper. Copy 16/75.
Signed and justified.
Size: 70 x 100 cm (x2).
He began his artistic career as part of the creative environment of the first manifestations of conceptual art in Catalonia in the 1970s, which the art critic Alexandre Cirici Pellicer called the Meridian of Granollers. At that time he exhibited alongside artists such as Carlos Pazos, Fina Miralles, Jordi Benito, Jordi Pablo and Ferran Garcia Sevilla. He also took part in various actions such as the performance Publica in Granollers, with Xavier Vilageliu and Magda González. His knowledge of American action painting represented a turning point in his career, which led him to gestural painting. Although he began within the parameters of conceptual art with gestural painting, later his painting represented rural and natural landscapes which, although formally abstract, had an important figurative essence. Later, he was enriched by his knowledge of light, establishing a dialogue between light and darkness. On the other hand, in his works he often makes references to reality that coexist with personal elements and reflect his interest in the dream world. Vicenç Viaplana's work is housed in the Vila Casas Foundation, the La Caixa Foundation, the Raset Museum in Cervià de Ter and the Sabadell Art Museum, among others.