Enric Pladevall-Vila

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Enric Pladevall-Vila
Gran Fus, in the sculpture garden next to Barcelona's Fundació Joan Miró
Gran Fus, in the sculpture garden next to Barcelona's Fundació Joan Miró
Born1951
EducationFine Arts School, Barcelona
Known forSculpture
Notable workGran Fus
Tità Amantis
Websitepladevall.com

Enric Pladevall (born 1951 in Vic) is a Catalan sculptor.[1]

Biography[edit]

Pladevall was born in 1951 in Vic, Barcelona and in 1968 he entered Barcelona's Fine Arts school.[2] His prolific career as a sculptor is acknowledged with important scholarships and awards. His artistic accomplishments are well established in both national and international fields. His work has been exhibited at Barcelona's Fundació Joan Miró, the Maeght gallery as well as in Italy, France, South Africa, Singapore, Australia, the United States and Japan. He has got public sculptures in Korea, Barcelona, Vic, Manresa, Reus, El Prat de Llobregat and Girona. Some of his most valued sculptures are Androgyne Planet at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, and L'arbre de la Vida ("The tree of life"), at Barcelona's Cosmocaixa.[3] Also, Pladevall's sculptures can be found at museums worldwide, such as MACBA, Museo Reina Sofia, Cuenca's Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, Fundación Juan March, The Lehigh Art Gallery Museum of Pennsylvania, the Atlanta History Center or the Urban Redevelopment Authority Collection in Singapore.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pladevall escultures. Vic: Temple Romà. 1992.
  2. ^ "Pladevall, Enric". Art al carrer. Ajuntament de Girona. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22.
  3. ^ "Aquí Osona". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. ^ "Pladevall escultures". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.