Leandre Cristòfol is an internationally-renowned artist and one of the greatest exponents of surrealist sculpture through the creation of a language that combines innovation and lyricism. Like other precursors of the avant-garde, the artist travelled to Paris and met the surrealist group in the early thirties, and became one of the great innovators in the discipline of sculpture. He combined is job as a carpenter and cabinetmaker with the study of artistic drawing, but although he adopted a figurative language, he is known for his metallic works endowed with great modernity and an aesthetic akin to Julio González’s work. He uses an infinite range of materials: copper, wood, various metals and, in particular, materials usually discarded as waste. He was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1983 and the Premi Nacional d’Arts Plàstiques in 1990, both by the Generalitat de Catalunya, and his artistic projection and recognition has had an even greater impact worldwide.
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