« This is my world, my land, and my sea, I have known it always. All of the fish and fruits I know by memory, they have formed part of my cultural landscape since I was a child »
Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló
At the same time, he has more than once been inspired by the textures of the desert (e.g. his white paintings based on the Sahara) and, in certain pieces, used them in juxtaposition with the sea. The artist has suggested entering a cave is similar to diving underwater, as both affects one's perception of light and the passage of time. Two of Barceló's best-known art installations include over 3,000 square feet of painted terra cotta clay -- depicting the Biblical tale of bread and fish -- on the walls of the San Pedro Cathedral Chapel in Majorca and over 16,000 square feet of colorful stalactites on the ceiling of the Palace of Nations, home to the United Nations. The latter transforms the space into "a sea and a cave," according to the artist.With his illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy, Barceló's became the youngest artist to have work exhibited at the Louvre in Paris. (Artist website) Read Less
