Miquel Barcelo is a contemporary abstract artist from Spain. On November 18, 2008, Barcelo unveiled his latest work, a 16,000-square-foot mural covering the interior dome of the United Nations building in Geneva. The ceiling painting features hundreds of dangling icicle shapes and the total cost of the project was approximately $23 million.Times Online: Un Artwork by Miquel Barcelo Is a Costy Sum (November 18, 2008)
Barcelo Controversy
Barcelo often uses unconventional mediums in his art. In February 2008, Barcelo was the center of a controversy when the Prado museum in Spain said they were planning on adding his art to their exhibit alongside some of the museum's greatest artists, like Velazques, Goya and El Greco.Guardian Unlimited: Anger at Invitation to Contemporary Artist (February 13, 2004)
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Studied at the Palma's Schools of Arts and Crafts and Barcelona's Fine Arts AcademyIrish Museum of Modern Art:Miquel Barcelo: The African Work
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Has painted backdrops for opera houses, murals and engravingsIrish Museum of Modern Art:Miquel Barcelo: The African Work
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Palma de Mallorca cathedral project
Covered entire chapel in terracotta , decorated it in a theme of the sixth gospel of St. JohnIrish Museum of Modern Art:Miquel Barcelo: The African Work
