Joan Brossa

JOAN BROSSA CUERVO (Barcelona, 1919 - 1998).
"Antifaz", Visual Poem, 1975.
Silkscreen on paper, copy 26/90.
Signed and justified in pencil.
Measurements: 49,5 x 38 cm.

For Joan Brossa the mask is a recurrent and fundamental symbol in his work, loaded with deep meanings that go beyond the simple disguise. It alludes, on many occasions, to transformation and magic.

The poet Joan Brossa was co-founder of "Dau al Set", and throughout his career he received the Lletra d'Or, City of Barcelona, the UNESCO Picasso Medal, the National Plastic Arts Award, the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts and the National Theater Award from the Generalitat. His visual poetry and his posters constitute the best known part of his work, to the point that in this field Brossa has become a world reference. He has been the subject of anthological exhibitions in galleries and museums in Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Brazil, among other countries.