Josep Moscardó

JOSEP MOSCARDÓ (Barcelona, 1953).
"Cadaqués".
Mixed media on paper.
Signed in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 35 x 93 cm; 62 x 120 cm (frame).

Josep Moscardó was formed in Barcelona, in the Superior School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi and in the one of La Lonja. He began his career in 1976, focusing from the beginning on landscape, which he considers his main source of inspiration. However, he does not seek wild nature or lush forests, but places with a life of their own, inhabited, preferably urban views. In his works he looks for corners where the architectural attractiveness is combined with a suggestive atmosphere, reflected through his personal chromatism. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards, such as the Catalan Mail in 1972, the Santiago Barceló in 1974, the Val d'Or in 1976 or the Valentí in 1985, among others. He has also exhibited his work individually both in Spain (Sala Vayreda, Sala Parés, Tavira Gallery, and many others) and abroad (Serendipity and D.J. Lester Galleries in Los Angeles). His presence abroad is remarkable in group exhibitions: "The new impressionists" (Brentwood Portfolio in Los Angeles and Art Expo in New York), I.G.I in Chicago, Art Asia in Hong Kong, David Messum Gallery in London, Bankaku Gallery in Nagoya and Art Box Gallery in Tokyo. He is currently working with Sala Parés in Barcelona. Moscardó considers himself a Mediterranean creator, an idea that is reflected in his painting both thematically and in the treatment of light, the intensity of the stroke and the chromatic range. He builds his works around blues, predominant in his production, although he also relies on oranges and blacks, basic colors and, as a final color, cobalt blue. In addition to painting, Moscardó has devoted himself to graphic work, capturing different urban landscapes, especially emblematic ones, of cities such as Barcelona or New York.