ARTIKA’s magnificent collection of limited edition art books celebrates the legacy of Antonio Gaudí, restores works lost in a fire and sparks a new passion for the Catalan modernist master

The warrior, a reproduction of one of the twenty-eight ceramic fireplaces crowning and guarding the Casa Milà, La Pedrera, the singular modernist architectural triumph designed by the inimitable Antonio Gaudí, welcomes us on a transcendent journey to Barcelona. No passport is required for this intimate and luxurious tour of the daring and inimitable architecture of the largest city in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Crafted by one of the sculptors who worked on Gaudí’s illustrious minor basilica, the Sagrada Familia, this case opens up a world by recovering precious work lost in a workshop fire and compiles all of the original designs by the unrivaled Catalan Modernist master. . A micro-cement finish and anti-graffiti varnishes intimate Gaudí’s favorite architectural materials.

Gaudí up close by ARTIKA is more than an opulent art book. Limited to 4,998 copies worldwide, each unique hand-crafted edition can be displayed in multiple ways as a mini gallery honoring the prolific career of the world-renowned artist. A pair of white gloves is slipped into the meticulous packaging, ensuring museum-quality handling of this magnificent range of art objects. René from the ashes of an arson in 1936 at the Sagrada Familia, the art book recreates papers, plans and drawings that burned in his studio. As the Spanish Civil War raged, the revolutionaries lit the fire, wiping out the sacristy of the church and severely damaging the crypt. This magnificent collection follows more than a decade of research, documentation and examination of thousands of dispersed archives.

Here is the bilingual Spanish and English Art book (artist’s book), comprising 48 original drawings, each custom printed in its original size, as well as several small-format works and fragments of works almost irreparably demolished. The large-format drawings represent the forms and designs that developed in Gaudí’s imposing and awe-inspiring sui generis buildings. Feel the weight of the book bound with die-cut iron covers with the letter G, opening to reveal cover pages stamped in a vivid relief that borrows from the work of trencadís (or pique plate, mosaic of broken tiles) by Gaudí, a tribute to two of the most coveted materials. A pioneer who focused on sustainability, Gaudí recovered ceramic waste.

Dive deeper into Gaudí’s work through Libro Studios (study book), learn from the best experts who reveal secrets, fascinating facts and new perspectives on the work of the master. Live another tactile experience by gently handling the embellished cover that brings us back to Gaudí’s trencadís.

The architect Juan José Lahuerta, director of the Gaudí Chair, analyzes Gaudí’s work as a student and presents Gaudí and photography, a scholarly exploration of the designs executed at the Barcelona School of Architecture. Lahuerta guides us through Gaudí’s formative relationship with drawing through a series of photographs. The art historian Joan Aicart informs us with his essay, Gaudí and Mediterranean culture, highlighting the impact and influence of the artist’s birthplace in provincial Catalonia on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The light and colors magnified in Gaudí’s work are deeply rooted in his geography. Dr Mireia Freixa, professor of art history at the University of Barcelona and director of the GRACMON university research group, helps us understand and interpret Gaudí’s process and intention in Drawings, projects and models. Jordi Faulí, chief architect and construction coordinator at the Sagrada Familia, joins forces with architect Chiara Curti to welcome us for an exclusive tour of the exterior and interior of the Sagrada Familia.

Three of Gaudí’s most outstanding original drawings are printed in their full format and tucked away in archival envelopes in the architect’s file. Examine the design for a quay that Gaudí drew during his studies at the Llotja School and the Barcelona Higher School of Architecture in 1876, the original design for the facade of Casa Mila and the first urban study by the Sagrada Familia designed in 1916. Each suitable for framing and hung next to the case and books, which evoke the grandeur of Gaudí’s interpretation of the Modernist movement, influenced by neo-Gothic art and oriental techniques.

Honoring Gaudí’s legacy is a complicated quest, and this extravagant ARTIKA collection is the most comprehensive source to bring together the pieces that gave birth to the fantastic creations that differentiate Barcelona’s magnificent secular and sacred cityscape. Growing up in the rural countryside of Tarragona, a rocky region fertile with vineyards, olive groves and carob trees, Gaudí meticulously observed nature and translated this beauty and biodiversity into architectural wonders that continue to amaze tourists and locals alike. .

“There are no straight lines or sharp angles in nature. Therefore, buildings should not have straight lines or sharp angles. _ Antoni Gaudí

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