{"id":73757,"date":"2017-01-01T16:21:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=73757"},"modified":"2016-11-08T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T10:20:26","slug":"studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/studio\/","title":{"rendered":"A unique art studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-art-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>artist<\/strong><\/a> needs time and space to <strong>create. <\/strong>Some do it in the middle of the streets but others need to remove themselves from the world to find their <strong>inner<\/strong> <strong>art<\/strong>. This\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecoolist.com\/barcelona-artists-studio-garces-de-seta-bonet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">concrete cavern of creativity<\/a> just outside <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> was built in 2013 with the sole purpose of\u00a0stimulating\u00a0introspective and solitary experiences. The <strong>cement<\/strong> <strong>studio<\/strong>, with 167 square meters of space, offers its resident a wide range of utilities dedicated only to his professional (and personal) achievements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/art-galleries-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art galleries in Gr\u00e0cia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/studio\/#The_design\" title=\"The design\">The design<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/studio\/#How_it_works\" title=\"How it works\">How it works<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_design\"><\/span>The design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_98184\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98184\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13869365195_76eed646c0_h-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Fundaci\u00f3 Arranz-Bravo. via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Designed by Architect Jordi Garc\u00e9s and his partners at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jordigarces.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Garc\u00e9s &#8211; De Seta &#8211; Bonet<\/a>\u00a0for <strong>Eduardo Arranz-Bravo<\/strong>, the studio is considered a remarkable example of <strong>functional<\/strong> <strong>architecture<\/strong>, answering the needs of the artist of both private space to create\u00a0and shared space to <strong>exhibit.<\/strong>\u00a0Plus, the concrete forms of the building make it a <strong>work of art<\/strong> in its own way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The studio has a paved stone walkway that reveals a uniform multi-level sculptural design with a pyramid-type roof that stretches upward into a central skylight in the main room. This main room is designed to be used by the <strong>artist<\/strong> without any distractions, it doesn\u2019t even have windows, just paint, easels, and light that enters through a skylight made with wood frames.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A staircase follows along the hill by the side of the studio onto the front of the building, leading down to an <strong>open sculpture room<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/roca-barcelona-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>gallery<\/strong><\/a> where the artist\u2019s works are exposed with a view to a forest in the lower level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ground floor is lined with big glass windows that invite the light in and diplay the nature around ithe <a href=\"http:\/\/fundacioarranzbravo.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">gallery\u2019s studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The whole building is in monochromatic\u00a0gray, with the outside\u2019s green and the inside\u2019s colours of the works to contrast with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Arranz-Bravo+Foundation\/@41.3668076,2.1132605,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a498e609801431:0x24ee179293a25737!8m2!3d41.3668076!4d2.1154492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda Josep Tarradellas, 44<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/contemporary-modern-artists-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Contemporary Artists in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_works\"><\/span>How it works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_98185\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98185\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-98185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13869394213_bef432d93d_h-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Fundaci\u00f3 Arranz-Bravo. via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/workshops-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>creative<\/strong><\/a> <strong>process<\/strong> is a private moment, the works live as a shared experience for the <strong>curious<\/strong> visitors, prospective <strong>collectors<\/strong> and also for the artist&#8217;s own delight, all on the\u00a0lower floor of the studio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Isolated from the noise of the city, and from the distractions of the world but close to Bravo\u2019s house, the studio is located on the northern face of the Tibidabo mountain, overlooking Barcelona. The\u00a0<strong>artist&#8217;s studio<\/strong> was built on a sloping plot as an escape dedicated to the<strong> artist <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eduardo_Arranz-Bravo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Eduardo Arranz-Bravo<\/a>, a Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/luis-morales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">painter<\/a>, born in Barcelona in 1941. 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