Vallès, the one and only. One more portrait for "Barcelona, valoRs afegits" /  by Toni Ricart

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Survivor of the battles of the end of the Franco regime and the transition to democracy, Josep Maria Vallès is one of the artists who brought a breath of healthy air to the humorous scene in Spain, together with Ja, Oscar, Ivà and others.

Vallès began to publish in the early 60s in magazines like Garbo and Matarratos. Later he collaborated in the Madrid magazine Hermano Lobo and in Barcelona in legendary titles like Por Favor, Muchas Gracias, El Papus, magazines that underwent the harassment of the Franco regime through fines, censors , kidnappings or suspensions. He has also published in Bésame mucho, Europa Viva, El Víbora, TMEO, Makoki among others.

He has also taken on several professional keys and has been a cinematographic producer, an animation film maker and also a screenwriter for several television shows.

Art director Karin du Croo FOR THE "BARCELONA VALORS AFEGITS" PROJECT /  by Toni Ricart

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Karin is an active audiovisual producer and art director, as well as an expert cyclist. She is a founding member of Nueveojos, a Barcelona based company with a particular interest in the world of culture. Nueveojos is a studio that provides high end audiovisual services to producers, agencies, public institutions, artists and all kinds of creators. It has worked for clients such as: CCCB, Blau Museum, MUBHA, Casa Batlló, Barcelona City Council, Sagrada Familia, FCB, la Sexta, Fundación Telefónica, among others.

Gemma Bernal, new portrait for the "Barcelona valors afegits" project /  by Toni Ricart

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I’ve added the portrait of industrial designer Gemma Bernal to my project Barcelona valors afegits (Barcelona, added values): .

Gemma has been doing award wining designs from 1968, in different areas such as Household furniture, High Gastronomy, Tableware, Urban equipment, Contract, Lighting, Playground, etc. for customers all over the world. Also, she has been teaching design courses, masters, workshops and seminars in several schools and universities worldwide.

Since 2004 she runs her own office, Gemma Bernal, design

New portrait: David Bagué /  by Toni Ricart

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Introducing Barcelona, valors afegits, a new project about people involved with culture in Barcelona.


I portrayed well-known luthier David Bagué at his atelier in the neighborhood of Gràcia, in Barcelona.
Bagué started making auto didactic string instruments at the age of twelve and later completed the training in Cremona (Italy). In 2003, the Creu de Sant Jordi was granted to him in recognition of the international prestige reached in his field and to the pioneering work developed in this field in Catalonia. Among the musicians possessing a Bagué are the Italian violinist Ruggero Ricci, the Greek Leonidas Kavakos and Abel Tomàs, member of the Casals Quartet.

Sailing the Ionian Sea /  by Toni Ricart

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One year later I came back to beautiful Greece, in a new sailing trip. This time in the Ionian Sea, from Préveza to Ithaca, to Paxos, and back.
It is difficult to assimilate so much beauty and even more, to try to express it with the camera.

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Presentation of "músics" at the Conservatori de Música de Barcelona /  by Toni Ricart

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Toni Ricart

Yesterday evening I was pleased to present my book “músics” in the wonderful art déco building of the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona. My friend Jordi Soley did an interesting speech about art and artists, and the talented members of Quartet Clandestí offered us a couple of pieces by Mendelssohn and Dvorak.

Jordi Soley

Jordi Soley

Quartet Clandestí: Biel Ricart, Abel Antón, Aitor Canales, Mar Gimferrer

Quartet Clandestí: Biel Ricart, Abel Antón, Aitor Canales, Mar Gimferrer

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