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The collection is the point of convergence where the plural vision of the collector Antoni Vila Casas meets contemporary art. It is a map of movements and decisions to accept particular works that embrace different ideologies and creative languages. Encompassing the period between the 1960’s and the present, with a few previous exceptions, a number of currents of pictorial and sculptural creation in Catalonia are displayed. Only the photography collection is within an international framework.





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DISCIPLINE:  
Agustí Puig
Sabadell, Barcelona, 1957

Influenced by the transavant-garde and seduced by comics and graphic design, Puig has immersed himself in a period of romantic landscapes drawing from the roots of Pop Art. His stay in New York in 1992 resulted in a rethink of his artistic priorities, the density of material and gesture were to accompany him in his multiple and tireless creative transformations. With quick and vigorous execution, his browns, reds, blacks and whites are converted into spaces for reflection on the essence of life and a clear return to its most primitive origins.




Antoni Puig
Barcelona, 1924 - 2018




August Puig
Barcelona, 1929 - Girona, 1999




Ita Puig
Tordera, Barcelona, 1969




Manera
Olot, Girona, 1921 - L'Escala, 2013




Jordi Puig
Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, 1963




Palmira Puig
Tàrrega, Lleida, 1912 - Barcelona, 1979

Palmira Puig, also known in Brazil as Palmira Giró, was a Catalan photographer who lived for three decades in Brazil where she was a member of the Foto Cine Clube Bandeirante, the predecessor of what would be eventually known as the Paulista School. In addition to her work as a publicist in the Estúdio Giró – along with her husband and fellow photographer Marcel Giró – Puig developed a photographic style which sought artistic expression with its own language. In her photographs – still lifes, landscapes and portraits – one can see features in common with the Paulista School, such as experimenting with the new frames and the play of light and shade, though she also adds an interest in the human figure and daily life, based on a tender observation of the surroundings, as well as the gestures and the tasks carried out by the people being portrayed.




Dolors Puigdemont
Amer, Girona, 1950

Graduated in Fine Arts from Universitat de Barcelona, Dolors Puigdemont enters the art world through sculpture, in which she develops an informalist and very material aesthetic. Her works of art are characterized by the way she uses natural elements in combination with industrial materials and endows them with great symbolism. In her most recent work, she has used metallic mesh and the offcuts from pruning to explore platonic geometry and a symbolic interpretation of organic forms. Lately she has been experimenting with creating pieces for the outdoors using industrial materials, such as metal and glass.

She has exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, most notably at Galeria Eude in Barcelona and other venues in Reus, Tarragona, Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Olot. She has also taken part in many collective exhibitions and art fairs, for example the Triennial of Tapestry, in Poland, and in experiences such as Lluèrnia, in Olot, and Jardins de Llum, in Manresa.




LLUÍS PUIGGRÒS
SANT JOAN DE VILATORRADA, 1970






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