Marcel Martí

MARCEL MARTÍ (Alvear, Argentina, 1925 – Peratallada, Girona, 2010).
Untitled, 1986.
Iron, edition 7/9.
Signed, dated, and numbered.
Measurements: 15 x 15 x 6 cm.

This sculpture encapsulates one of the most characteristic aspects of Marcel Martí’s mature artistic language: the transformation of abstraction into an organic, compact, and dynamic form. The piece is constructed through an ascending rhythm of curved, recessed, and protruding surfaces that take on as much visual significance as the iron mass itself.

Marcel Martí was a leading figure in the postwar Catalan sculptural renewal. From the mid-1950s onward, he focused his work on sculpture and moved toward abstraction, later developing a style characterized by organic forms and a strong volumetric presence. He received the Manolo Hugué Prize in 1958 and the Julio González Prize in 1960, and created numerous monumental works for public spaces. His body of work is represented, among other institutions, at the Museo de Arte Público in Madrid and the Fundació Vila Casas.