Arcadi Blasco



Escultura

Arcadi Blasco, of Mutxamiel (Alicante), Spain, is a recognized artist and member of the I.A.C. (International Academy for Ceramics, Switzerland).

In this documentary we witness the process by which a large-scale architectural sculpture is made using over 200 different pieces and measuring some 3 metres in height.

The process in this case is different from that used by Mestre, and firing was done over one year in a wood kiln built by the artist himself.

In one section of the film, Blasco gives us a brief historical introduction to Mediterranean ceramics, interspersed with shots of Neolithic pieces from the Valencia Prehistory Museum, Iberian ceramics from the archeological site of L'Alcudia de Elche, plus the Mudéjar towers in Teruel, all of which are important influences in the artist's work.

Finally, Blasco reflects on the possibilities of using ceramics for research into the field of art.

Arcadi Blasco

The Artist.

Born in Muchamiel (Alicante), Spain.

BA in Fine Arts from the Royal Academy
of San Fernando of Madrid.
Scholarship from the Spanish Academy in Rome.
Contemporary of the group of painters Bento,
Mompó and Canovar.
First contacts with ceramics in the
Pedro Mercedes Potters' Workshop in Cuenca,
and the Montalbán Ceramic Workshop in Triana (Seville).

Blasco represented Spain in the Venice Biennial in 1970 and has staged exhibitions in:

Galería Estilo of Castellón.
Barberini Palace in Rome.
Galería Caja de Ahorros, Alicante.
Atheneum, Madrid.
Halls of the Directorate General of Fine Arts in Madrid.
Galería Val i 30, Valencia.
Galería TEN, Barcelona.
Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.
Bancaixa Cultural Centre, Valencia.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid.

Blasco has made a series of large-scale sculptures and murals which can be found at:

Lleida Rest Area, Mediterranean Motorway.
Plaza del Zodiaco, Palomeras, Madrid.
Homage to the Dama de Elche, Avda. Libertad, Elche (Alicante).
Fishermen's Monument in Campello (Alicante).
Spanish Tourist Office in Marseille, France.
Monument to the Constitution in Alicante. Etc.

Works in collections and museums:

Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid.
Palacio de la Opera and Municipal Museum, Madrid.
Ceramics Museum of Barcelona, 1985.
Oldenburg Contemporary Art Museum.
Utrecht Fine Arts Museum.
Museum of Modern Art of Sophia, Bulgaria.
Salvador Allende, Chile.
Ceramics International in Geneva, Switzerland.
Spain's Zarzuela Palace collection.
Spain's Moncloa Palace collection.
Collection of the Regional Government of Valencia.

Arcadi Blasco is a member of the International
Academy for Ceramics located in Geneva, Switzerland.

AN ORIGINAL DRAWING

Arcadi Blasco has donated this original drawing for our website.

We have done a high resolution scan of this drawing before it is incinerated in the next batch of works going into his kiln. Thus it will only exist in its electronic form over the Internet.

Original A. Blasco

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