{"product_id":"toni-rovira-bohemia-nocturna-tecnica-mixta-1986","title":"Toni Rovira | The Eighties Bohemia | Mixed Media | 1986","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eA living piece of the showbiz and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"36\"\u003eunderground\u003c\/i\u003e of the 1980s. This work captures the uninhibited atmosphere of Barcelona nightlife through the eyes of one of its most charismatic and unique figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistory and Curatorial Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eTo understand this work, one must know its author. Although Toni Rovira is widely known today for his role as a presenter and cult television icon in Spain, his origin and his great passion has always been painting. Born in Barcelona in 1955, Rovira immersed himself in the atmosphere of cabaret, the Paral·lel, and bohemian nightlife, making the characters of the night the absolute protagonists of his pictorial work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThis piece, dated 1986, is a textbook example of his most genuine period. The composition introduces us to the intimacy of a cafe or a dressing room. The main figure, a woman with fiery auburn hair, captures attention thanks to an almost theatrical spotlight that contrasts radically with the shadows in the background. Rovira resolves the scene with an expressionistic, visceral, and very rapid brushstroke, using mixed media to construct volumes based on pure color patches. The presence of the second female figure provides the author's characteristic narrative component: a conversation caught in the early morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReasons for the collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Author as a Pop Icon:\u003c\/b\u003e Toni Rovira is an undisputed figure in popular culture and the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eunderground\u003c\/i\u003e. His works from the 80s are a direct visual testimony of his fascinating personal universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePure Narrative:\u003c\/b\u003e Far from being a static academic portrait, the work tells a story. It conveys the murmur, the smoke, and the closeness of nightlife social life from four decades ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExpressive Force:\u003c\/b\u003e The marked lighting contrast and the warm palette (featuring the flesh tones and red hair, a hallmark of the author) give the piece a visual power that immediately draws the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toni Rovira (Barcelona, 1955).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTheme:\u003c\/b\u003e Figurative portrait \/ Bohemian scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/b\u003e 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Mixed media on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 22 x 31 cm (Artwork) \/ 38 x 47 cm (Frame).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e Signed and dated \"T. Rovira 86\" in the lower right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Good overall condition. The paper and pigments are stable, maintaining the strength of the original brushwork. The dark frame protects the work under glass and is in optimal condition with slight signs of its age. We recommend carefully reviewing the photographic report as a binding document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/b\u003e Original frame and professional packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Workshop's Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eSome paintings are valuable for their technique, and others for the world they belong to. This one has both. Toni Rovira didn't paint the night by hearsay; he was the night. This small format concentrates all the intensity, extravagance, and freedom of the 80s. It is a piece with a lot of temperament, perfect for those seeking art with a real, direct, and unfiltered story behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54326847701325,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0063_01_a01e3c02-cd56-4d31-867b-95e645ce9ada.jpg?v=1784389910","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/toni-rovira-bohemia-nocturna-tecnica-mixta-1986","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}