Joan Beltrán Bofill

Joan Beltran Bofill was born in Badalona near Barcelona on the 17 th June 1934. He began to draw and paint at an early age. He studied Art at the prestigious “Casa Lonja” where Picasso had also studied amongst other famous artists of the “Catalan School”. There he studied drawing, painting, composition, theory of colour, skills of which he was the first in his year. He also studied at the School of Fine Art at Sant Jordi, Barcelona.

PUBLICATIONS

““Beltran Bofill 1984” written and edited by Beltran Bofill. English or Spanish publications.

SCULPTURES

Three figures made in Clay and Cast in Bronze

Two “Sculptured Bottles” in ancient glass.

COMMENTS FROM CRITICS AT EXHIBITIONS

“Beltran Bofill another great painter”

Carlos Senti “LEVANTE” 22/02/1978

“In Beltran Bofill's paintings there is Poetry, ecstasy, atmosphere and flavour. There is body and soul – Magnificent”

D. Ramis Caubet “BALEARES ESPECIAL ARTE” 19/11/1978

“He captures change in tension in the scene. One of the greatest achievements”

Fernando Gutierrez “LA VANGUARDIA” 26/05/1979

“The way he captures light, but not the crudeness of direct light, transparent but without being synthetic. Like music by catching different tones can create a completely new instrument.”

“Above painting Beltran Bofill has the rare quality of taking time to think, he is a philosopher, fruit of the labour of life, continuous, inquisitive. He has taken his time to create his conclusion it is Art – Solid Art.”

Jaime Nicolau “Ultima Hora” 1/10/1981

“Beltan Bofill shows his genius equally both in figure and landscape. It is exciting and bewildering that an artist can demonstrate these qualities across the two areas.”

Jose Bauza “Diari De Mallorca”