Josep Riera i Aragó


Riera i Aragó artist born in Barcelona, Spain in 1954. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Throughout his career he has made sculptures, paintings and graphical work.
Riera i Aragó recreates in his work a world of machines and devices with a great sensitivity.
As well as the bronze he uses the iron, materials that make his planes or submarines float in a magical atmosphere.
He has had important solo and group exhibitions and is present in several museum collections. In addition, he is the author of large sculptures for public spaces.

Museums

Musée de Ceret, France- Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona - Musée d'Art Moderne, Luxembourg – Col•lecció Testimoni - Fundació La Caixa, Barcelona - Fondation Vincent van Gogh, Arles - Städtische Museen, Heilbronn - Musée Réattu, Arles - Museum Otani, Nishinomiya - Fundació La Caixa of Girona - Collection Cai Luzan, Zaragoza - Col.lecció Institut D'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona - MACBA, Barcelona - Museu d’Història de la Ciutat, Girona - Museu de l'Hospitalet - Collección Rega, Zurich, Switzerland - Fundación Fran Daurel, Barcelona - Musée d'Art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre

Publications

Riera i Aragó, Ediciones Polígrafa, 1991, Text by Gloria Picazo
Riera i Aragó, Editions Cercle d’Art, 1992, Text by Gloria Picazo
Riera i Aragó Iconografia, Ediciones Polígrafa 2003, Text by Valentin Roma