Josep Maria Subirachs

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This is a Catalan name. The first family name is Subirachs and the second is Sitjar.

Passion Façade, Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar ^[1] (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]) (b. March 11, 1927 in Barcelona), is a Catalan sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. It has been controversial, as he did not make any concessions to the style of the architect who designed the building, Antoni Gaudí.^{[citation needed]}

Subirachs' sculptural typography in Barcelona is featured in Eye magazine (No. 37, Vol. 10, Autumn 2000) along with the work of Joan Brossa.^[2]

Artistic works

Monument to President Macià, Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona.

From a young age he showed talent as an integral artist: painter, engraver, scenic designer, sculptor, lecturer, art critic... always with the vocation of the architect who he had liked to be.

He has worked in projects around the world, in different styles: Mediterranean style, Expressionism, Abstract art, new figuration...

Main works

1957: Forma 212. Sculpture in Jardins Mundet
1968: Monument to Mexico
1969: Façades of the new building for Barcelona Town Hall
1983: Olimp. Monument to the Olympic Games, in the CIO office, Lausanne (Switzerland)
1984: Monument to Pau Casals, Vendrell
Since 1987: Passion Façade of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
1988: Monument to Gaspar de Portolà, San Francisco, California
1989: Monument Unió d'Orient i Occident, Seoul (South Korea)
1991: Monument to President Macià in the Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona

Recognitions

Member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Corresponding Member of the Hispanic Society of America of New York
Creu de Sant Jordi of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Medal of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres of France
Personnalité de l'Année 1987, Paris
Member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
Medalla de Honor, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Santa Isabel, Hungria

The asteroid 134124 Subirachs, discovered in 2005, was named in his honour.

External links

Subirachs' website (Catalan) (Spanish) (English)

Notes

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↑ Eye, Number 37, Volume 10, Autumn 2000.
↑ Eye, Number 37, Volume 10, Autumn 2000.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 74662666 LCCN: n50013890 ISNI: 0000 0001 2139 8319 GND: 119418320 BNF: cb13490227q

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Name	Subirachs, Josep Maria
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Date of birth	March 11, 1927
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