{"id":23380,"date":"2025-06-19T11:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.salarusinyol.net\/?p=23380"},"modified":"2025-06-21T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T11:14:47","slug":"opening-by-josep-millas-between-gothic-and-modernism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.salarusinyol.net\/en\/2025\/06\/19\/opening-by-josep-millas-between-gothic-and-modernism\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening by Josep Mill\u00e0s “Between Gothic and Modernism”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Thursday, June 12th, we presented the work of artist Josep Mill\u00e0s to the public. This is the last exhibition of the current season before the summer holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collection presented at the Sala Rusi\u00f1ol features the city of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bspecifically emblematic locations featuring Gothic and Modernist elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The artist Josep Manel Aznar was also in charge of speaking about the exhibition. Here’s his post on the occasion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The works hanging on the walls of the Sala Rusi\u00f1ol belong to the artist Josep Mill\u00e0s. He is a creator deeply committed\u2014above all\u2014to well-executed work: elegant in form and color, carefully refined in detail, and always grounded in the essence and presence of what is seriously presented to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This does not prevent the artist from intentionally incorporating elements of distortion in his design, characteristic of the creative act, or from revealing his poetic rebelliousness in everything that may, at first glance, appear familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Josep Mill\u00e0s, one of the fundamental values in the art of painting lies in the purity of the process\u2014both in terms of medium and method\u2014and he is drawn to this principle with a conviction that goes beyond what we can glimpse in his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The representational elements that make up nearly all of these images have been carefully chosen and strategically placed on the surface, so that for the viewer\u2019s eye, their contemplation becomes neither tedious nor obscure, but rather clear and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Mill\u00e0s integrates into his paintings chromatic areas that are sufficiently meaningful, designed to surround and define the true protagonist or main subject of the pictorial scene. He does so by relying on a simple yet effective visual imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mill\u00e0s\u2019s figuration can be described as highly personal and sincere, without artifice or ambiguity, allowing us to approach it without obstacles, always accompanied by a subtle aura of plastically expressed stillness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the works before us, one instantly notices the absence of the most organic element\u2014the human figure\u2014which has been entirely removed from the scene, giving almost all protagonism to architectural presence. Architecture emerges as the true axis, actor, and structural backbone of the image. In fact, one can sense conceptual echoes of fin-de-si\u00e8cle French symbolism\u2014as if concealing a message\u2014or the metaphysical art of the Italian painter De Chirico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for color, Josep has made two tones his own: earthy browns and blues. Blended with subtle intention and skill, they create an interplay in which the resulting greys serve as a counterpoint to the soft, carefully crafted harmony. It is a rather intimate color palette, a composition that could be described as idealistic, and a direct, concise offering to the senses of the viewer\u2014perhaps captivated by a mystery that slowly dissolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude, I would add that this exhibition, the result of months of work, is not only filled with craftsmanship, experience, and elegance, but also with honesty. It becomes a distinctive artistic event that highlights the connection between what is seen and the passion of an artist in love with painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, Josep!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After his presentation, it was also the artist’s turn, along with one of those present who wanted to ask a question about the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the full video, which we also shared on our Instagram:<\/p>\n\n\n\n