The National Museum of Ceramics and the Word Monuments Fund present the itinerant exhibition Gaudí & Trencadís. Curated by Mireia Freixa and Marta Saliné and coordinated by Pablo Longoria, WMF Spain Executive Director, the exhibit will run from October 2 to January 3 at the Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas in Valencia.
The exhibit explains the origin and evolution of the trencadis mosaic technique, breaking it down to reveal the raw materials from which it is composed. Gaudí & Trencadís and shows us how the Catalan architect experimented with all kinds of materials, especially ceramics. This technique is one of the visuals which best characterize the work of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926).
One of the parties of the exhibition will focus on the evolution of trencadís in Gaudi’s works, from the Güell Pavilions in 1883 –where the technique was used for the first time–, to the Güell Palace, the Torre Bellesguard, the Casa Batlló, the Park Güell, the Casa Milà Segimon, Casa Vicens the church of the Güell Colony and the Sagrada Familia. Since then, Gaudí experimented with all kinds of materials, especially ceramics, replacing the regular cut of traditional mosaic tiles with random fragments. Around him, a whole team of artisans, industrialists, and labourers evolved – including, of note, architect Josep M. Jujol, to whom Gaudí imparted his creativity and affection for recycling of materials.
