Antoni Llena facts for kids
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Antoni Llena
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| Born | January 1, 1942 Barcelona, Spain
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| Occupation | artist |
Antoni Llena (born in 1942, Barcelona) is a famous Spanish artist. He is known for his unique and thoughtful artworks.
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A Pioneer of New Art Ideas
Antoni Llena started his art journey in the mid-1960s. He was one of the first artists in Spain to explore conceptual art. This means the idea or message behind the artwork is often more important than the artwork itself. When he first began painting, he wanted to show what his time in history was like. He also thought about memories from the past and hopes for the future.
In the late 1960s, he created a well-known series of sculptures that looked dried up or shrunken. In 1969, he worked with other artists like Jordi Galí and Silvia Gubern. Together, they made Primera mort (First Death). This piece is seen as the very first video art in Spain. Video art uses video technology as part of the artwork.
Taking a Break and Coming Back to Art
Antoni Llena had his first solo art show in 1969 in Lleida. He showed drawings of shadows from his paper sculptures directly on the gallery walls. In the early 1970s, he decided to stop making art for a while.
He started creating art again in 1979. He made a series of "cut-outs" which were shown at the Fundació Joan Miró in 1988. In the late 1980s, he began using many different materials in his art. These included stone, glass, tissue paper, iron, and styrofoam. His work then changed into three-dimensional paintings.
Major Art Series and Public Works
Around this time, he started creating his large art series. Some of these include Epifanies i sofismes and Viatge d’hivern (Winter Journey). Since 2005, he has been working on a series called SOS: senyals de fum des d’un subsòl. For this series, he sorts his drawings by month. He then arranges them in pairs, like pages in a book.
Antoni Llena has also been a professor of art at the University of Girona. He has led art workshops at EINA, a design and art school in Barcelona. He has also been a curator for art shows. A curator is someone who organizes and plans art exhibitions. For example, he curated a show about the artist Tàpies in 1991.
Besides creating art, he has written books like La gana de l’artista (1999). He has also made public sculptures that you can see in cities. These include David i Goliat (Barcelona, 1992) and Homenatge als Castellers (Barcelona, 2011).
Where to See His Art
Antoni Llena's art is part of many important public collections. This means his work is owned by museums and galleries for everyone to see. Some of these places include:
- Fundació Antoni Tàpies (Barcelona)
- Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona)
- Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Barcelona)
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid)
- Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Notable Exhibitions
Antoni Llena has had many important individual art shows. Some of these include:
- Antoni Llena (Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1988)
- La pintura como experiencia (Patio Herreriano - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Español, Valladolid, 2005)
- SOS: senyals de fum des d’un subsòl (Centre d’Art Tecla Sala, l’Hospitalet, 2011)
- Antoni Llena. The Practice of Dispossession (Henrique Faria Fine Art, New York, 2019)
Here is a list of some of his other solo exhibitions:
- 20019- Antoni Llena. The Practice of Dispossession
- 2012 - Antoni Llena. Obres 1967-2012, Galeria A/34, Barcelona
- 2011 - SOS: Senyals de fum des d'un subsòl, Centre d'art Tecla Sala, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona)
- 2010 - Nadala, Abans no canti el gall, Fundació Miró, Barcelona
- 2008 - Antoni Llena. Espai Guinovart, Agramunt
- 2007 - Món, Galeria ABA Art Contemporani
- 2006 - Viatge d'hivern, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 2005 - La pintura como experiència, Muso Patio Herreriano, Valladolid i Museu d'Art Jaume Morera, Lleida
- 2003 - Sense penediment, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 2002 - Preveure, anticipar, investigar, Galeria Palma XII, Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona)
- 2001 - Velletque videre, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 2001 - Antoni Llena, Obra recent, Fundació Espai Guinovart, Agramunt
- 1999 - Fantasmes Públics i Privats, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 1997 - Preposicions, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 1994 - Antoni Llena, Espais d'Art Contemporani, Girona
- 1993 - Antoni Llena, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona
- 1991 - L'ansietat de les influències. Tàpies vist per Llena, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona
- 1991 - Antoni Llena, Artgràfic, Barcelona
- 1989 - Antoni Llena, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona
- 1969 - Escultures de paper, Petite Galeria, Lleida
See also
In Spanish: Antoni Llena para niños
