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Marquet Pasqual (1942)
Pollença, Antoni Marquet Pasqual’s home town, is a town of fifteen thousand inhabitants, and from the antiquity has a great pictorial tradition, where lots of artists from other places have lived and worked. In this way, at the end of the XIXth century and beginning of the XXth, attracted by the beauty and majesty of these lands, outstanding artists began to arrive, among them important painters of different tendencies and styles. Santiago Russiñol, Joaquim Sorolla, Eliseo Meyfrén, Mosgraber, etc., were some of the first, followed by Anglada Camarasa and Tito Cittadini, among others. Although their different origin, most of them were joined by their stay in Montparnasse, Paris, where they had worked under the influence of the new trends of impressinism and fauvism, innovators of the plastic of that time. The light of the north of Mallorca, where Pollença is located, has some very special characteristics, its great brightness changes the chromatism of colours and it gives them a great intensity. You can see the “Cavall Bernat”, majestic cliff in Cala Sant Vicenç, of a dark blue that in a short time changes into intense vermilion, or some mountains with a striking violet, combined with yellows and greens of maximum brightness. The luminous impact and the beauty of Pollença’s environs changed the plastic vision of that great artist, and great riches of colour increased their palette. Those influences of light, the influence they had among each other, surely took them towards an own impressionism, generous to pastes, riches of colour, brightness and great poetic harmony. From the creation of that own style of painting, to transmit this style to their followers, we can considerate they created a school, and this is the so argued Pollença’s School, refused by some people and so loved by others.
Marquet Pasqual was born in Pollença in 1942 and started painting when he was about nine years old. From his childhood he felt great attraction for art in general, but especially for painting; he deeply admired those painters of Pollença’s School, who, later, became his teachers. In 1953 began his drawing studies with professor Montserrat Amengual, and from 1956 he was a disciple of the Catalan painter Carles Got. In 1959 and 1960 he studiet in the Art and Occupation School in Palma de Mallorca, and in 1961 completed his formation in the Superior School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi in Barcelona. In April 1960 he showed, for first time, his work in an exhibition in “Art Study”, from professor Got, in Pollença. From this year he participated and realized different shows in Mallorca and mantained some contacts with teachers he admired, visiting their studies and listening to their advices, among them has always made stand up Dionis Bennàssar i Anglada Camarasa, a part from professor Carles Got. At the same time, he is in contact with young painters from Mallorca and Catalunya. It was from 1990, more confident with his work, that he begam his expansion areund the peninsula and Europe, showing his paintings in different galleries in Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia and Madrid. He also exhibits repeatedly in important galleries in France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. In 1991 he made some wall-paintings in Saint Sever monastery, in France. Some years later he made a serial of three wall paintings in the theatre of the same French town. In 2000 he was selected to make a wall-painting in Häckenberga Castle, Sweden, forming a group with other fifteen artist from around Europe. During his vast plastic trajectory, his work has been reviewed by prestigious critics, newspaper and specialised magazines journalists, who have always showed their interest for te work of Marquet Pasqual. CURRICULUM SOME OF THE LASTCOLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS2.005,- Crisolart Galleries, Barcelona. 2.004,- Artistes de Balears, Ajuntament d’Inca, Inca, Mallorca. – Artistes de Galleri Final a Häqueberga Slott, Suècia.- “Per una col·lecció”, Tafona galeria Can Reiet, Pollença.- “III Salón Pequeño Formato, ACEA” Barcelona.- Feria Arte Erótico FIBEC 2004, Barcelona. 2,003,- Obra en permanència, AM galeria, Pollença. 2002,- “Mallorca Itinerant per Suècia”, Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.- “Col·lectiva”, Galeria Carpe Diem, Kopenhaven, Dinamarca. 2001,- “Mostra d’Estiu”, Galeria Actual Art,- “Mallorca” a Slottsmagasinet, Marsvinsholm, Suècia.- “Mallorca” Volvo Show-room, Stockholm, Suècia. – “Col-lectiva”, Galeria Blau, Palma. 2.000,- Realització d’un mural al castell Häckeberga, Suècia. – “Ma-llorca” 9 pintors mallorquins, Gallerie Bryggeriet Konsthall, Trelleborg, Suècia. – “II Fira Inter-nacional d’Art Contemporani MAC 21”, Marbella, Malaga.- “Mallorca” Teaterhotellet Konstgallery, Malmö Suècia.- 1.999,- “Fons de galeria” Actual Art, Pollença. 1.998,- Fira Internacional d’Art Contemporani MAC-21, Marbella, Malaga.- “III Saló Internacional d’Arts Plàstiques ACEA’S “, Barcelona. 1.997,- “II e Grand Marche d’Art Contemporain”, Bruseles. – “Col·-lectiva”, Galerie Saint-Jean, Perpignan França. – “II Saló Internacional d’Arts Plastiques ACEA’s Barcelona. 1.996,- “Fira Internacional, Brocan- ters i Galeristes” Palma.– “Interme-dios” Galeria Tocre, Madrid. 1.995,- Realització de tres murals al teatre de Saint Sever, Languedoc, França. – “Concurs Internacional de Pintura” Fundació Barceló, Palma.. “Fira Internacional Pintura”, Madrid. 1.994,- “Col·lectiva Ca’n Cardaix”, Artà.– “Pinzells amics” Homenatge a Bota Totxo, Galeria Actual Art, Pollença. 1.993,- “La nostra ribera”, Galeria Blau Art, Port de Pollença. – “Pintores Contemporáneos Españoles”, itinerant de sis pintors per Gallegno, Chier (Torino), Montefalcone (Veneto) i Novara, Italia. – “Encontrada plàstica”, Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.– “Dijous Bo” Galeria Cùnium, Inca. 1.992,- XV Mostra d’Art Plàstica, Museu d’Art Plàstic, Sa Pobla. Exposició inauguració Galeria La Gavina, Can Picafort. – Reinauguració Galeria Blau Art, Port de Pollença.. “Les Vaies Folies Bergeres” organitzat per l’associació Tete de l’Art, a Camares i Aveyron, França. 1.991,- “Nues visions” Galeria Actual Art, Pollença. – Biblioteca Can Torró, Alcúdia. – Realització d’un mural al Monesteri de Saint Sever, Langueloc, França.– “Fins el vuit” Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.- Europe Expose a Saint Sever, Languedoc, França. 1.990,- Inauguració Galeria Alcúdia Art Center, Alcùdia. – “El Cavall Bernat” Galeria Actual Art, Pollença. “Figuration et Abstrac-tion”, Gallerie Rec, Paris. – Re·inauguració Galeria El Raval, Felanitx.- “Mirada de Noviembre” Galeria Pedrona Torrens, Alcúdia.- BIAF Barcelona Interna-cional Art Forum, Barcelona. 1.989,- Actual Art Galeria, Pollença . BIAF Barcelona Internacional Art Forum. 1.988,- Fira d’Art, INTER-ART València – Seleccionat al Certamen de pintura de Marratxí – Certamen de Pintura d’Andratx. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS 2,005,- Salon Hotel Villahermosa, Mallorca - Galeria Museu Can Reiet, Pollença - Galeria Ses Fragates, Son Servera - Galeria Ca'n Gener, Inca. 2.003,- Galleri Final, Malmö, Suècia. 2.002,- Galeria Lebasi, Palma. 2.001,- Sala Volvo, Estocolm, Suècia.-Galleri Carpe Diem, Kopenhavn, Dinamarca.- Gallerin Art Musica, Listed, Bornholm, Dinamarca. 2.000,- “ArtistesEuropeus” Häckeberga Ballroom Art, Genarp, Suècia.- Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.- Gallerii Bryggeriet Konsthall, Trelleborg, Suècia.- Galleri Carpe Diem, Kopenhavn, Dinamarca.- Tearter-hotellet, Malmö, Suècia.- Galeria Blau, Palma. 1.999,- Galeri Art Musica, Elmlohe, Alemanya.- Galleri Carpe Diem, Kobenhaven, Dinamarca.- Galeri Final, Malmö, Suècia. 1.998,- Galleri Carpe Diem, Kopen-havn, Dinamarca.- Galleri Alfa Laval, Dinamarca.- Inauguració AM galeria, Pollença. 1.997,- Galeria Tocre, Madrid.- Galerie Schranne, Lauphein, Alemanya 1.996,- Galerie Kulturcafé, Deggendorf Bayern, Alemanya.- Salle d’Exposi-tions St. Sever, Languedoc, França.- Galeri Vincent, Kopenhavn, Dina-marca. 1.995,- Galerie Schwämmi’s, Olivone, Suissa.- Galeria Axelkrau, Bielefeld, Alemanya. 1.994,- Galerie Rec, Paris.- Galerie, Svaneke, Bornholm, Dinamarca,- Euro-pa Galleri Rungsted, Dinamarca.- Gale- ria Axelkrau, Bielefeld, Alemanya. 1.993,- Casino de Murcia, Murcia.- Galerie Schwämmi’s, Olivona, Suissa. – Exposició itinerant per la Comunitat de Murcia, organitzat per l’Instituto Municipal de Cultura, Murcia, a Sala Municipal de Mula, Museu de Arqueo- logia de Cieza, Murcia. 1.992,- “Sant Antoni”, Sala Municipal, (Organitzat per l’Ajuntament de Muro.- EUROP’ART, Palexpo, Ginebra, Suissa.- Galeria La Gavina, Can Picafort.- Galerie Schwämmi’s, Olivone , Suissa.- Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.- Fundació Can Cardaix, Artà. 1.991,- Galeria Bearn, Palma. 1.990,- Galeria Actual Art, Pollença.- Galeria Banca March, Manacor. 1.989,- Sala d’Exposicions Sa Nostra, Felanitx. 1.986,- Galeria Cunium, Inca.- Galeria Benassar, Pollença. 1.985,- Sala Municipal de Sineu, (Ex-posició organitzada per l’Ajuntament).-Galeria Santa Maria del Mar, Cla d’Or. 1.985,- Sala Municipal de Sineu, (Ex-posició organitzada per l’Ajuntament).-Galeria Santa Maria del Mar, Cla d’Or. 1.984,- “Quatre variacions damunt la veritat” Sala d’exposicions Sa Nostra de Sa Pobla.- Exposició itinerant per les Sales d’Exposicions de Sa Nostra, a Lloseta – Llucmajor – Sa Pobla – Manacor. 1.983,- “Quatre variacions damunt la veritat”, Sa Nostra de Manacor i de Llucmajor.- Galeria Moya, Palma. 1.982,- “Nou Pintors de Pollença Avui”, Galeria Bennassar, Pollença.- Casa de Cultura, Ajuntament de Porreres.- Galeria Santa Maria del Mar, Cala d’Or.- “Quatre variacions damunt la veritat” Sa Nostra, Lloseta. 1.981,- Galeria Bennassar, Pollença 1.980,- Galeria Santa Maria del Mar, Cala d’Or.- Galeria Roch Minué, Palma. 1.979,-Sala d’Exposicions Caixa de Alicant y Murcia, Murcia.- Sala Guillem Cifre de Colonya, Pollença.- Galeria Roch Minué, Palma. 1.978,- Galeria Juaquim Mir, Palma.-Galeria Roch Minué, Palma 1.977,- Galeria Mercantil, Inca.- Cer-cle Cultural, Port de Pollença. 1.976,- Galeria Artis, València.- Cercle de Belles Arts, Palma.- “Sis Pintors” Galeria d’Art, Pollença.- Casa de Cultura, Alcùdia. 1.975,- Casa de Cultura, Pollença.- Galeria Blanes, Palma.- Centre d’ex-positors, Inca. 1.974,- Sala d’Exposicions Club Pollença. 1.965,- Casa de Cultura, Pollença. 1.960,- Galeria Estudi del Mestre Got. 1.961,- Galeria Estudi del Mestre Got.
.PRIZES 1984,- Second Prize, Santanyi’s Painting Contest; Second Prize, Vila de Costitx. – 1985,- Second Prize, Santanyi’s Painting Contest; Second Painting Prize of Capdepera. – 1986,- First Prize, Vila de Sant Llorenç. – 1987,- Second Prize, Vila de Muro; Golden Medal “Autumn Show” Fine Arts Circle, Palma. – 1988,- Second Prize, Vila de Marratxí; First Prize, Vila d’Andratx. – 1990,- Second Prize Santa Maria del Camí. – 1992 Second Prize, XIIIth Painting Contest Vila de Binissalem. – 1993,- First Prize, Ixth Painting Contest Vila d’andratx. – 1995,- Secont Prize, Ivth S’Illot Painting Contest – Prize “Nova Figuració”, ACEA’S, Barcelona. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hundreds of newspaper and specialized magazine articles, published in the different countries he has exhibited his work. 1980,- “L’Estel de Foc” by Maria Victòria Secall. – 1981,- “La Pintura Contemporänea en Mallorca” Volume I and II, by Gaspar Sabater; “Las Artes” by José Mª Sarriegui and Basilio Baltasar; “Diccionari Rafols d’Artistes Contemporanis”. – 1994,- “Gran Enciclopèdia de Mallorca”. – “Amb la pau dins l’Ànima” by Miquel Bota Totxo. – 1990,- “Qui és qui a Mallorca”
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