A cross for Tàpies

Two days ago, on February 6th, Antoni Tàpies passed away.
Born in 1923, he was one of the leaders of the Spanish avant-gardes and perharps our most internationally renowned artist of his generation, with his works displayed in over 100 museums throughout the world.

His style was based in abstraction, but full of symbolism at the same time. Politically committed with the Catalan nationalism, his art reflected both his love for his land as well as his research of spirituality through the simplicity of things. He was innovative in the use of materials, and often ahead of his time in his projects (some of them, such as the Sock, had to wait a couple of decades before people were ready to accept and value it as leading artwork).

Crosses were one of his favorite symbols, probably because their many layers of interpretations. A cross can refer to our Christian heritage, but it can also be used to scratch or to mark something. It can represent death, and it can be a T, the T for Tàpies. His signature.

Now Tàpies has left us. Let's paint a black cross in his honour.