Miquel Barceló is a well-known Spanish contemporary artist, famous for his experimental approach to painting and sculpture. The artist was born in Felanitx, Mallorca, and much of his work can be found on the island. To see his masterpiece, however, you will have to go the main landmark of the city, the Majorca Cathedral, often called La Seu.
The Cathedral is where gothic architecture and con- temporary art have unexpectedly become neighbors under the hand of Miquel Barceló, who was commis- sioned to cover one of the chapels.
He spent 6 years on the project and has created an outstanding art piece, drawing inspiration in the mi- racle of the loaves and fishes, when Christ fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. To create his work, Barceló actually used 2 fish, alongside with vast ceramic tableau of cracked mud and human crania.
The artist celebrates the Mediterranean origin of the Cathedral and, as the new bishop puts it, “brings man closer to the mysteries of the beauty of God”.
R: Stela Sabater – I: Alejandro Illán
