Gaudí: poet of stone, artistic hedgehog

© Pere Virgili
El campanar i els finestrals de la Colònia Güell amb elements de trencadís: els relleus dels diferents materials potencien el joc de llums.

From the time of his death, Gaudí has been the subject of much debate; this debate has often been more ideological and political than artistic in nature, while the majority of the avant-garde have been overtly fascinated by him. This long journey through his work and his creative personality has included permanent islands of salvation, surrounded at all times, however, by storms of controversy.

Research based on hundreds of pieces and objects, and thousands of unpublished documents, make it possible to write a new narrative about Gaudí.  This work is dedicated to anyone who has understood his significance and has kept his memory alive, but especially to Manuel Medarde, teacher and friend, and to the anonymous contemporary of Gaudí’s who saw in him a poet of stone.

Marià Marín i Torné

Co-founder of the Gaudí Research Institute with Pere-Jordi Figuerola and Manuel Medarde

One thought on “Gaudí: poet of stone, artistic hedgehog

  1. Marià Marín i torné ens convida a descobrir com es consignen les idees de Gaudí en la seva obra, i per tant, de la seva persona. Gràcies, Marià. Compartirem el gaudi de la lectura de les teves paraules, pia

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