Clarà was born in Olot, Girona, Catalonia (Spain) in 1878. He attended the Olot School of Drawing (Escola de Dibuix d'Olot) with professor Josep Berga i Boix (1837–1914). During Clarà's time at the school, Joaquim Vayreda (1843–1894) highly praised one of Clarà's drawings; this greatly encouraged Clarà's artistic endeavors and was one of his happiest childhood memories.[2] In 1897, Clarà enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse, France. He moved to Paris in 1890, where he met Auguste Rodin, which caused him to pursue sculpture. He also became close friends with sculptor Arístides Maillol. He was a student of Louis-Ernest Barrias. His sketches of dancer Isadora Duncan's distinct movements stand out among Clarà's work. After Duncan's death in 1927, Antonia Mercé instead served as Clarà's model. Clarà's training was capped off with travels to London and Italy.
He returned to Paris, where he distinguished himself as a sculptor. A part of "mediterraneísmo",[3] his work was figurative, solid, and compact. He put on numerous exhibitions of his work in Paris, London, Berlin, and Barcelona. In 1932, he moved permanently to Barcelona. There, he continued working and exhibiting until his death on 4 November 1958. His last sculpture was "Estàtica" (1954–1958).
^J. Clarà. Recuerdos. Notas y anécdotas sobre la vida de José Clarà y Ayats (MNAC/MC 99835).
^Sebastián Quesada Marco Diccionario de civilización y cultura españolas
March 15, 2024
josep, clarà, ayats, december, 1878, november, 1958, spanish, sculptor, work, part, sculpture, event, competition, 1924, summer, olympics, deesa, plaça, catalunya, biography, editclarà, born, olot, girona, catalonia, spain, 1878, attended, olot, school, drawin. Josep Clara i Ayats 16 December 1878 4 November 1958 was a Spanish sculptor His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics 1 La Deesa in la Placa Catalunya Biography editClara was born in Olot Girona Catalonia Spain in 1878 He attended the Olot School of Drawing Escola de Dibuix d Olot with professor Josep Berga i Boix 1837 1914 During Clara s time at the school Joaquim Vayreda 1843 1894 highly praised one of Clara s drawings this greatly encouraged Clara s artistic endeavors and was one of his happiest childhood memories 2 In 1897 Clara enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse France He moved to Paris in 1890 where he met Auguste Rodin which caused him to pursue sculpture He also became close friends with sculptor Aristides Maillol He was a student of Louis Ernest Barrias His sketches of dancer Isadora Duncan s distinct movements stand out among Clara s work After Duncan s death in 1927 Antonia Merce instead served as Clara s model Clara s training was capped off with travels to London and Italy He returned to Paris where he distinguished himself as a sculptor A part of mediterraneismo 3 his work was figurative solid and compact He put on numerous exhibitions of his work in Paris London Berlin and Barcelona In 1932 he moved permanently to Barcelona There he continued working and exhibiting until his death on 4 November 1958 His last sculpture was Estatica 1954 1958 Most of his works are now held by the Museu de la Garrotxa in Olot and by the Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya in Barcelona Other works are held by the Pompidou Centre Paris Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Santiago de Chile Chile Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Buenos Aires Argentina Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Havana Cuba Musee des Augustins Toulouse France and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid See also editSculptures in Placa de CatalunyaReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Josep Clara Jose Clara Olympedia Retrieved 24 July 2020 J Clara Recuerdos Notas y anecdotas sobre la vida de Jose Clara y Ayats MNAC MC 99835 Sebastian Quesada Marco Diccionario de civilizacion y cultura espanolas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josep Clara amp oldid 1175688855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
