Agustí Penadès

AGUSTÍ PENADÈS (Manel, Valencia, 1935).
Untitled, 1996.
Oil and collage on burlap.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 49 x 39 cm.

Penadès is a Valencian artist who has lived in Catalonia since he was twenty years old, where he initially worked as a carpenter before finally discovering his artistic vocation at the age of forty. His artistic work covers different disciplines, starting with painting techniques and later experimenting with sculpture. It was in 1976 when he decided to dedicate himself entirely professionally to art. Today, his work has a strong recognition and appreciation for his artistic career, winning several distinctions by the Provincial Council of Tarragona and Girona. In his artistic manifestations we can find several common characteristics, such as the stain, the gesture and space. The exaltation of matter can be found especially in his mature work. He has exhibited all over the world, in solo and group shows, where he has been placed together with artists of marked recognition and prestige.