Daniel Codorniu (1943) - Cala Figuera (Santanyí, Mallorca)

\Artist: Daniel Codorniu (1943)
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Hand signed\Dimensions: 64_54_3_cm
Signed by the artist at the bottom On the back, it is again signed and titled The state of the work is good The painting is presented framed. Work measures: 55 x 46 cm. Frame measurements: 64 x 54 cm. With the painting, a diptych from an exhibition that the artist made is attached BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL CODORNIU (Mallorca, 1943) Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 he moved to Barcelona. He was a student at the School of Arts and Crafts in Palma and the Sant Jordi School in Barcelona. Since the mid-60s he has attended painting contests in Pollença, Barcelona, Palma, Tàrrega, Felanitx, Santanyí, etc. , winning several prizes. At the same time, he exhibited in individual and group shows held in various Mallorcan towns, Barcelona ("Gioconda") , Terrassa ("Arxiu Tobella" and "Mobar") , Sitges ("Agora-3", 1979) , Palma ("Jaime III" , 1980) , etc. Themes from a marine context predominate in his work, painted with pronounced color contrasts and a vibrant luminism and Mediterranean roots. Palma de Mallorca, 1943. Painter and draughtsman. He began his studies at the School of Arts and Crafts in Palma de Mallorca, training that he continued at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He works as a professor of drawing. His first individual [exhibition] took place at the Colegio Mayor Universitario San Jorge (Barcelona, 1969) , although he had previously participated in collectives, for example in the Sala Minórica (Palma de Mallorca, 1965) . Among its exhibitions we highlight: Provincial Museum (Orense, 1971) ; Costa Gallery (Palma de Mallorca, 1973 and 1975) ; Casal Balaguer (Palma de Mallorca, 1974) ; Municipal Art Hall (Baracaldo, Bilbao, 1977) ; Tertre Gallery (Mataró, Barcelona, 1979) ; Agora Gallery (Sitges, Barcelona, 1979) ; Tuscany Gallery (Valencia, 1983) ; Sala Bertrán (Barcelona, 1983) ; Banca March (Palma de Mallorca, 1987) ; La Cadrerie (Marseille, 1988) ; Art Expo (Los Angeles, United States, 1988) ; Euroart Expo 89 (Rome, 1989) ; Ansorena Gallery (Madrid, 1989) ; Forum Gallery (Girona, 1989) ; L'Etoile Gallery (La Jolla, United States, 1989) ; Braulio Gallery (Castellón, 1990) ; Ciutat Vella Room (Barcelona, 1991) ; Art Petritxol Gallery (Barcelona, 1996) and Roglan Gallery (Barcelona, 1996) . He has won several prizes in painting and drawing competitions, of which we highlight: Young Painting from Sala Parés (Barcelona, 1965) ; I Sidi Ifni Painting Contest Prize (1966) ; II Ciutat de Tàrrega Prize (Lleida, 1974) ; Villa de Santany Award (Mallorca, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1984) and Paul Roubaud Award (Auberge de Belvédere, France, 1988) . His work is characterized by representing landscapes and seascapes in a style between impressionist and expressionist, where Mediterranean light and color predominate, although he is also interested in the human figure, from an intimate perspective. He uses various pictorial techniques: oil, acrylic, pastel and mixed. His signature is "Codorniu". Bibliography: Painters of Mallorca by Gaspar Sabater and a monograph by Joan Pla, exhibition catalogs and personal documentation