MIQUEL BARCELÓ by

MIQUEL BARCELÓby

MARIA AMENGUAL ELENA CLAR

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BIOGRAPHYOur alive artist from Mallorca was

born in Felanitx in 1957.

STUDIES

• Miquel Barceló studied in the Felanitx’s High School. • He continued his studies in the “Arts School” of

Palma.• He ended his studies in the “Sant Jordi Art School” in

Barcelona.

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HIS FIRST ART

• He began to work with boxes, that he exibed in the Mallorca Museum, in 1976.

• In these boxes we can see the descompisition of eggs, brains, flowers, birds…

THE TRAVELS

In 1989 Barceló went to Mali and another african countries looking for news themes for his art.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Through this journey in 1992,

illustrates the book by Paul Bowles called “Too far from

home”

AWARD PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS

• In 2003 he received the “Principe de

Asturias” prize for arts,

one of the most

important awards of

Spain.

LOUVRE MUSEUM

In 2004 he exhibited at the Louvre museum his watercolous of the Divine Comedy, becoming the first living artist exposes in the museum .

In March 2007, was opened in Mallorca Cathedral, the Chapel made by him on clay.

OUR CATHEDRAL

More about our Cathedral

• The chapel of the cathedral consists of two worlds:

The seafood and

The fruits of the earth

THE SEAFOOD

THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH

THE CHRIST OF BARCELO

- This is the altar of the chapel where we find The Christ of Barcelo

HONORARY DOCTOR

• In 2007 he was awared honorary doctorates by the University of Illes Balears

WORK FOR THE UNITED NATIONS

• In May 2007 Barcelo began the decoration of the dome of the hall XX of the Palace of United Nations in Geneva.

• See the results below:

HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMBER AND ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS (one of his

last art)