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Josep María Sert in Barcelona: Photo Archive

Arts Santa Monica in Barcelona currently exhibits a photographic archive that gave life to the work of Catalan artist Josep Maria Sert. The Photographic Archive of the Model, which will be on display until the 11th of September, is organized with the best photographs of artist, the ones that he used as a basis for his works for Leonard Manzini. The exhibition The Photographic Archive of the model is exactly what its title suggests. Manzini was Josep Maria Sert`s photo lab assistant, particularly his personal carpenter, paint assistant and model. Through Manzini´s photos, it is possible to perceive the refined Josep Maria Sert´s work, his mental architecture and aesthetic that make him a truly modernist photographer. These photographs were the Sert´s study material for his murals. Josep Maria Sert was born in Barcelona in 1875, part of a wealthy family of textile manufacturers. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona as well as in various private art schools. Despite his studies in painting and his famous virtuosity, he became part of the Pre-Raphaelites and Symbolists, rejecting the academism in arts, because they considered that its dominant mannerism led arts to become empty, false and meaningless. Most of his career took place in Paris, where he became part of the Nabi group, in which he was able to socialize and extend his ties with the Parisian art world. In 1999 he was asked to decorate the LÁrt Nouveau Pavilion at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1900. That same year, he was also asked to decorate the Cathedral of San Pedro de Vic in Barcelona. Sert despite... read more

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