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1932 Barcelona, Spain - 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Known for: History themed ceramic murals, painting, sculpture.
Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil... Read full biography
Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War. At age 7, he fell from a tree, breaking his right arm which, owing to gangrene, had to be... Read full biography
Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War. At age 7, he fell from a tree, breaking his right arm which, owing to gangrene, had to be amputated at the shoulder. Art then became his refuge, as his father introduced him to Goya, Gaudi, Picasso and Dali. By age 20, he had his own studio and held showings with older Catalan painters. Bonet... Read full biography
Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War. At age 7, he fell from a tree, breaking his right arm which, owing to gangrene, had to be amputated at the shoulder. Art then became his refuge, as his father introduced him to Goya, Gaudi, Picasso and Dali. By age 20, he had his own studio and held showings with older Catalan painters. Bonet decided to visit Québec, stayed in Trois-Rivières and settled in Montréal in December 1954. Already painting and drawing with virtuosity, he began working in ceramics, dreaming of murals as well. He produced about 100 of them during the 1960s, in... Read full biography
Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War. At age 7, he fell from a tree, breaking his right arm which, owing to gangrene, had to be amputated at the shoulder. Art then became his refuge, as his father introduced him to Goya, Gaudi, Picasso and Dali. By age 20, he had his own studio and held showings with older Catalan painters. Bonet decided to visit Québec, stayed in Trois-Rivières and settled in Montréal in December 1954. Already painting and drawing with virtuosity, he began working in ceramics, dreaming of murals as well. He produced about 100 of them during the 1960s, in ceramics or cement, in aluminum or stained glass, from Halifax to Vancouver, and especially in the US, from New York to San Francisco and fro... Read full biography
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Jordi Bonet, painter, muralist, sculptor (b at Barcelona, Spain 7 May 1932; d at Montréal 25 Dec 1979). Bonet met violence early in life as his native city suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War. At age 7, he fell from a tree, breaking his right arm which, owing to gangrene, had to be amputated at the shoulder.
Art then became his refuge, as his father introduced him to Goya, Gaudi, Picasso and Dali. By age 20, he had his own studio and held showings with older Catalan painters.
Bonet decided to visit Québec, stayed in Trois-Rivières and settled in Montréal in December 1954. Already painting and drawing with virtuosity, he began working in ceramics, dreaming of murals as well. He produced about 100 of them during the 1...But wait, there's more...
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