Born in 1931 in Barcelona, Joan Hernández Pijuan studied at La Llotja, l’Escola d’Arts i Oficis de Barcelona, as well as at Escola de Belles Arts de Barcelona. Afterward, he moved to Paris to continue his formation at École de Beaux-Arts of Barcelona. His pictorial journey begins with an expressionist style, very present in his first exhibitions at the beginning of the fifties, but which will gradually become outlined over time. Already in the sixties his gestures gave way to a more geometric and anatomical line, initially through still lifes, and later, in the seventies, through landscapes.
He gave up this geometrism to continue developing his work through informalism since the eighties. In the nineties, his final pictorial period, the color was the noted element of his work, as well as the density and the way of working the matter on canvas. Therefore, the abstraction is present in a lot of his work, through the combination of mathematical references and essential elements of paint, like color stripes, transparencies or textures.
Regarding his exhibition tour, Pijuan has shown his work, both individually and collectively, all over the world. Cities such as Paris, Zurich, Johannesburg, Geneva, Osaka, Madrid, Barcelona or New York stand out. We also find his works in more than sixty collections and museums. And, among other awards, he won prizes like the Premio Nacional de Artes Plasticas de España in 1981 or the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1985.
List of artworks
Escala 1:100 , 1975
Ocre i xiprer núm. 4 , 1988
Escala 1:100 , 1975
Ocre i xiprer núm. 4 , 1988
1915 – 1995
Col·lecció Josep Suñol
Owing to the number of works in the collection, the first show included a selection of the most representative pieces dating from 1915 to 1995.
The measurement of time, the course of painting
Joan Hernández Pijuan
The exhibition consists of more than thirty works done between the end of the sixties and 2005.
5th Anniversary
Josep Suñol's Collection
A fresh insight into his collection that can help us understand the function of art in society.
On paper
Josep Suñol Collection
Josep Suñol’s fascination with work on paper is strikingly captured by the fact that over thirty per cent of the pieces in his contemporary art collection are done on...
Nothing Stops
Josep Suñol and Centre d'Art La Panera Collections
Dialogue between the Suñol’s Collection and the collection built up by Lleida City Council over the course of the editions of the Leandre Cristòfol Art Biennial.
Portrait: 1971-1987
Fernando Vijande
We brought together 51 artists to talk about Fernando Vijande, the gallerist who supported the work of all those who exhibited at the Galería Vandrés and the Galería Vijande.
Literarture
Fall 2017
This fall we take up Literarture, an activity focused in the relationship between art and literature.
Open days
December 2017 and January 2018
Visit for free the current exhibition at the Fundació Suñol Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987 to say goodbye to 2017 and salute the new year 2018.
Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987
José Luis Alexanco and Daniel Giralt-Miracle
José Luis Alexanco —artist and coorganizer of the exhibition— and Daniel Giralt-Miracle —art critic and historian— will lead a tour visit of Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987 on Monday, February 5.
Guided tours to Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987
The Fundació Suñol organizes some commented tours for individual audience through the exhibition Fernando Vijande. Portrait: 1971-1987.
