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Group Dau al Set
Dau al Set was a gestural abstract painters’ group from Spain, which played an important role within the development of European Informel.
The group was founded in Barcelona in 1948. Influenced by Surrealist thought, and its notion of écriture automatique, the group’s aim was to establish a form of abstract art, which like other Informel positions, would give unconscious inner thoughts visual expression on canvas. The group’s name was also inspired by Surrealism, making reference to "Seven Spotted Dice".
The group included the art historian and poet, Juan Eduardo Cirlot, the author Joan Brossa, as well as the painters Modest Cuixart, Joan Ponç and Joan Josep Tharrats. The group’s most prominent member was, however, Antoni Tàpies (born 1923). Tàpies became acquainted with the work of Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier during a stay in Paris, and subsequently developed a material-based art. This was expressed in relief-like paintings, in which Tàpies mixed sand and dust, leaving expressive and sensitive traces of artistic activity.
Dau al Set published a journal, which shared its name with the group. Although it had a strong influence on the development of Informel in Spain, the group was dissolved during the 1950s.
Dau al Set was a gestural abstract painters’ group from Spain, which played an important role within the development of European Informel.
The group was founded in Barcelona in 1948. Influenced by Surrealist thought, and its notion of écriture automatique, the group’s aim was to establish a form of abstract art, which like other Informel positions, would give unconscious inner thoughts visual expression on canvas. The group’s name was also inspired by Surrealism, making reference to "Seven Spotted Dice".
The group included the art historian and poet, Juan Eduardo Cirlot, the author Joan Brossa, as well as the painters Modest Cuixart, Joan Ponç and Joan Josep Tharrats. The group’s most prominent member was, however, Antoni Tàpies (born 1923). Tàpies became acquainted with the work of Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier during a stay in Paris, and subsequently developed a material-based art. This was expressed in relief-like paintings, in which Tàpies mixed sand and dust, leaving expressive and sensitive traces of artistic activity.
Dau al Set published a journal, which shared its name with the group. Although it had a strong influence on the development of Informel in Spain, the group was dissolved during the 1950s.
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