{"product_id":"manel-pujol-baladas-violin-1990-art-miami","title":"Manel Pujol Baladas — Violin (1990) — Art Miami — Sheet music collage on handmade paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Violin) is a singular work by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManel Pujol Baladas (Vic, 1947)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in which painting, drawing, and collage are integrated around one of the most evocative motifs in his production: music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehandmade paper measuring 56 × 76 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the artist constructs the monumental figure of a violin using broad masses of ochres, earth tones, blacks, and whites. The instrument occupies practically the entire surface and appears deliberately altered, fragmented, and reconstructed through thick outlines, glazes, scrapings, and areas of heavy impasto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the lower left corner, several fragments of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusical score, authentically incorporated via collage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, physically penetrate the composition. Music thus ceases to be merely the represented theme: it becomes a material part of the work itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe violin as a pictorial form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePujol Baladas does not intend to describe the instrument with academic precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe silhouette of the violin widens, deforms, and adapts to the space until it becomes the very architecture of the composition. The curves of the soundboard provide the general rhythm of the image, while thick black strokes partially define its contours and traverse the different layers of color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe still recognize the instrument clearly, but the painting continuously takes it toward another territory: the violin ceases to function only as an object and starts to become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emass, line, rhythm, and surface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tension between figuration and abstraction is especially characteristic of Pujol Baladas’s work from the early 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainting music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most attractive aspects of the work is the dialogue between the represented violin and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereal musical score adhered to the support\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sheets appear partially covered by white paint and crossed by black lines and stains, but the notes, staves, and even some musical notations remain perfectly visible. In the details, one can also see texts printed in French, preserved as vestiges of the original document.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePujol Baladas thus literally introduces music into painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe score does not function as a decorative element added as an afterthought. Its paper, edges, the areas hidden under the pigment, and its direct relationship with the represented instrument make it an integral part of the work’s construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe relationship between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimage and sound, violin and score, matter and rhythm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the composition an unusual coherence, even within his material-based production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA surface built in layers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe detailed photographs allow one to appreciate the technical complexity of the piece particularly well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surface preserves dragged brushstrokes, thick impasto, transparencies, scrapings, and fragments of paper that remain partially buried by layers of paint. There is no clean separation between drawing, collage, and pigment: all these elements overlap to form a single structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reddish and earthy tones of the violin's body contrast with the blacks that articulate its silhouette and with the whitish areas surrounding the composition. Small appearances of yellow, blue, and gray break the warm dominant tone and enrich the surface when observed up close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe handmade paper is also particularly appropriate for this language, as it adds to the whole a texture and materiality different from the works the artist has created on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990: The beginning of a fundamental stage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe date \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e places \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the beginning of one of the most interesting periods in Pujol Baladas’s career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the moment when his language matures toward an increasingly personal synthesis of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efiguration, collage, gesture, and material informalism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was precisely in 1990 that his career also recorded international presence and his participation in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBIAF, Fira d'Art de Barcelona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in addition to his relationship with the Hispanic Art Museum in San Francisco. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pujolbaladas.com\/exposiciones-abreviado\"\u003eManel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecognizable objects continue to have an important presence, but they cease to be the final goal of the painting. Musical instruments, still lifes, and figures progressively become structures from which to investigate matter and pictorial space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e constitutes a particularly clear example of this transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Miami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work belongs to the set of Pujol Baladas pieces coming from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Miami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, within the significant international projection achieved by the artist during the first half of the 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePujol Baladas participated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eART MIAMI 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorinne Timsit International Galleries Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a gallery with a presence in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Paris, in a period immediately preceding his successive participations in ARCO. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pujolbaladas.com\/exposiciones-abreviado\"\u003eManel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis provenance adds an especially significant exhibition context to the piece and allows it to be placed within a group linked to one of the most relevant international episodes of his career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate and documentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is accompanied by an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal certificate signed by Manel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, identified as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM.P.B. No. 0150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document expressly certifies the title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its execution in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the mixed media on handmade paper, and its dimensions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e56 × 76 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLikewise, it records a value of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e300,000 Mexican pesos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e determined in relation to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSAT (Tax Administration Service of Mexico)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Pujol Baladas’s own studio has confirmed that the amounts appearing in these certificates correspond to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprices in Mexican pesos established for the master’s works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artist’s direct certification, together with the Art Miami provenance, provides the piece with particularly complete documentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Manel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Violín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mixed media and musical score collage on handmade paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 56 × 76 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Signed in the upper left corner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibition provenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Art Miami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Musical composition \/ contemporary figuration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Expressive figuration and material informalism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original certificate signed by Manel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate No.:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e M.P.B. 0150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocumented reference value:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 300,000 MXN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubsequent provenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Private collection; belonging to the set of works certified directly by the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConservation status:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good general condition, with surface irregularities typical of the mixed media technique and its material execution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudio Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most singular pieces in the collection due to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperfect correspondence between motif and matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePujol Baladas does not limit himself here to representing a violin: he physically introduces music into the painting by means of original score fragments, partially hidden under layers of pigment. The instrument and what might sound through it are reunited on the same surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemplation from up close is especially attractive, where one can appreciate the musical notes, the torn paper, the impasto, and the successive strata of paint; as we step back, everything reintegrates into the monumental silhouette of the violin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e date, the technique on handmade paper, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Miami\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provenance, and the individual certificate signed by Manel Pujol Baladas make \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViolín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a particularly personal and very well-documented work from this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-taller-blog-reference=\"20261019\"\u003eThe relationship between music, painting and collage during this period is explored through other works in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/cronicas\/manel-pujol-baladas-de-dali-al-informalismo-sinestesico-y-la-consagracion-del-arte-catalan\"\u003earticle on Manel Pujol Baladas\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54890698211661,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0383_5d4d9d36-704a-4b01-bfe8-0cafaef69c0b.jpg?v=1790606917","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/manel-pujol-baladas-violin-1990-art-miami","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}