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Alabau Eudald Selva. Ripoll artist born in 1950. Bachelor of Fine Arts (Ecole Sant Jordi in Barcelona). Ex-Professor of Sculpture at the Art School Vic.
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ARTIST STATEMENT

My work can best be defined as Conceptual Land Art. My artistic research revolves around 12 words: The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. The four elements: air, earth, fire and water. Four verbs are born, grow, reproduce and die. These concepts are interconnected in my work continuously.

As I am deeply involved with issues concerning the ecology of the planet, I feel responsible for bringing attention to the ways humans are depleting our eco-system. As an art teacher, most of my work on installations have a didactic purpose, including human interaction, tactile surfaces and collective participation. My work wants to initiate a dialogue that brings awareness to the endemic environmental issues affecting our planet.

Some of my  projects are ephemeral,  only exists for a few hours or days at a time. Before they are disassembled and the landscape is returned to its original condition I document them photography and text. Many of the materials I use come from ephemeral materials or recycled waste. Sometimes collected or borrowed from nature and then later left to return to their natural cycles. The materials used in my art often include ice, roots and crops, stones, brightly-coloured flowers, leaves, mud, twigs and wood.

My work has been shown in Catalunya, Euskadi and North Catalonia. The exhibition: “bosc dels sentits” visited 14 locations in Catalonia. In 2006 I made an artistic experience in Norway and Slovenia. In 2008 I participated in the “Independient Art Festival” of Madrid (Faim), held in the congress.

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Eudald Alabau Selva (Ripoll, 1950), és un artista plàstic. Va estudiar i es va llicenciar a l’Escola Sant Jordi de Belles Arts de Barcelona. Ex-professor d’escultura a l’Escola d’Art de Vic.

Ha exposat la seva obra al Pricipat, Euskadi i a la Catalunya Nord. La seva exposició «El bosc dels sentits» ha recorregut, 14 localitats de Catalunya.

L’any 2006 va realitzar experiències artístiques a Noruega i a Eslovènia. L’any 2008, va prendre part a la Fira d’Art Independent de Madrid (Faim), celebrada al Palau de Congressos de la capital d’Espanya.

Actualment, Eudald Alabau treballa en projectes de Land art, obres que es poden veure a les pàgines del flickr Eudald Alabau. Moltes de les seves obres, efímeres, utilitzen materials naturals, com el gel.

La recerca plàstica d’Eudald Alabau gira al voltant de 12 paraules: Les quatre estacions de l’any: PRIMAVERA, ESTIU, TARDOR, HIVERN. Els quatre elements: AIRE, TERRA, FOC, I AIGUA. Quatre verbs : NEIXER, CREIXER, REPRODUIR-SE I MORIR. Aquestes paraules, representatives del seu discurs, es van interrelacionant, contínuament. Alabau ha treballat sempre amb temes relacionats amb la natura. Molts dels materials emprats provenen de materials efímers o de rebuig. Influenciat per la seva tasca com a docent, realitza obres de finalitat didàctica. Sovint, els seus muntatges, requereixen la participació col•lectiva de la gent. Incideix en la denúncia de les agressions al medi ambient.

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