Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa considers the studio as an extension of his head, the place where ideas are born and where they come true.
ARTIKA® in partnership with ECLECTARTE® invites us to discover the starting point of all his creations, the place where his ideas are generated and which is testimony to his extraordinary work, through an artist book created in collaboration with Plensa. A numbered edition, signed by the artist and limited to 2,998 copies.
The case , an original serial sculpture created especially for this edition, represents the face of a girl with her eyes closed, an iconic image of the Plensa artistic universe. Inside it houses two volumes, giving us access to the most intimate world of the artist.
The Art Book reveals the creative process of the works, with unpublished images from Plensa’s personal archive and various reflections that have marked his artistic career. On the other hand, Notes and Annotations, the Book of Studies , constitutes a direct trip to the germ of ideas or to the most inaccessible part of the artist, through faithful reproductions of his notebooks.
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The versatile artist experiments with sculpture and engraving, being one of the Spanish plastic artists with the most international projection. His first works played with volume, space and tension; large sculptures molded with multiple materials: iron, glass, resin… An artist who has always given great importance to his literary references and his own inner world. One of the most significant parts of Plensa’s work is in the field of sculpture in public space. His sculptures are present in some of the most advanced countries, such as the United States, Germany, Japan, England, Canada or France.
PRODUCTION PROCESS
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The sheets of both the Art Book and the Study Book have been hand-sewn with high-quality cotton thread.
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The binding of both books is made by hand, joining the covers to the casing of the book with special glue.
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The cover of the Art Book is stamped in a transparent dry stamp on the cover and in matt silver on the spine.
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The cover of the Study Book, Notes and annotations, is printed in 4 inks with matt silver stamping on the spine.