Fundació Tapiès

Fundació Tapiès has just reopened in Barcelona with a wonderful show of paintings by the great catalan artist and an amazing selection of his personal collection of books, drawings, ethnic sculpture and art. At 86, Tapiès is still going strong. His work shows no signs of aging. The paintings now on display were created in the last twenty years. Within the narrow confines of his style, they remain inventive, with a wonderful dexterity in the treatment of matter and a strong sensuous and spiritual appeal. Many of the paintings now exhibited approach the human body with tremendous evocative appeal. This seems to be a new departure for Tapiès. Like all great artists, he has created a style which makes us look at the world anew.