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A whole universe in a drop of water Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí said that "everything goes out of the great book of nature". It is virtually impossible to admire the series of “6-gon 720º” pieces by artist Alfons Forrellad to remember the hexagonal tiles of the walk of grace (Passeig de Gràcia) that Gaudí designed for La Pedrera. More than a hundred years ago and apparently antagonistic materials (cement and paper) separate pieces that are born from the search in the geometry of the laws that govern nature. And it is that an artist is related to the earth but also the product of a culture. In the lithographic engravings in Forrellad waterfall we find the imprint of the tradition in engraving of the school of Barcelona that had in Picasso and Miró some of the most international exponents. But the purified work, the coherence and the respect for the materials tie, an extremely sensitive and delicate work with the best of the Japanese oriental essence. The millennial engraving technique allows the artist to experiment with a fragile and organic support, treated with care and devotion, to transform the two dimensions into three from origami, breaking the barriers, following the concept of expanded painting. From an indirect technique that requires a great mental control for the workers who work in the door, the Anatomical Dietari traces a complex organic cartography of a water universe. A whole exercise of abstraction that hides eroded planetary surfaces, images that reminds a cellular microcosm of gold to the caress of human skin, engraved by life and experience.”

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Last few months to acquire or buy some artwork, in July 2024, I am going back to Europe for good.

Multidisciplinary artist from Barcelona, studied in Catalonia and finished his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Venice. He currently resides in Sydney, Australia.
He has exhibited nationally and internationally: The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art in Sydney, International Fair of the Contemporary Edition Arts Libris in Barcelona, ​​Kölner Liste Discovery Fair for Contemporany Art in Germany, Fields Empordà Emerging Art Festival and in Paris at Le Marais Gallery.

Alfons Forrellad's work is part of public institutions and private collections such as: University of Fine Arts of Venice, National Library of Paris, Cerdanyola Art Museum, Barcelona Provincial Council, City Hall of Cerdanyola, Fuentetodos Goya Foundation, Art Centre Arteleku, Narcís Giralt Fundation, Cassa Fundation.