MARIA CATALÁN

Let’s get know her

• She was born by the seaside in Castellón the 5th of May in 1961.

• She lived in Alcoy and Elche during her childhood.

• Can you find the places where Maria lived?

• When Maria was little she had a big imagination, she invented stories.

• She loved drawing pictures most of her time.

• Teachers encouraged her to be an artist.

Her biography:

• When Maria was 20 years old she got married . Soon they had their first and only son called David.

In 1981

• Maria moved to Ibiza with her husband and her eight months baby where they started a new life.

Her life in

ibiza

• Maria got divorced four

years after arriving to Ibiza. Her exhusband left the island then she was alone.

• At the same time she was studying at The school of Arts.

• It was really difficult for

Maria because she had to work in different places during the mornings such as: delivering flyers, waitress, at the beach ... In the afternoons she studied at the school of Arts and she looked after her four years old son.

1988

• Maria was working at the time in an art gallery called “ Van der Voort”.

• The work experience of the art gallery woke up her interests, for the art works, of the artists displayed in the gallery.

A big change in Maria’s life

• In the Art gallery where Maria was working a famous artist called “Eduard Micus” paid attention to Maria’s paintings.

• That was a very important moment in Maria’s life when she met Eduard Micus.

Eduard Micus

• He was born in Hoxter Germany (1925-2000).

• He lived in Ibiza since 1972.

• He liked experimenting with different Art techniques: carving, canvas, painting and also he used different materials.

Eduard Micus’ pictures

From 1988-2000

• In 1988 Eduard Micus saw some of Maria’s art works in the Art gallery. He liked her paintings.

• Eduard asked to Maria that worked for him in his art workshop called Can Portes in Jesus (Ibiza).

• Maria left the school of Arts just one year before her graduation, for learning and sharing artistic experiences, working with the master.

• It was an unique and fantastic opportunity for Maria.

The influence of Eduard

Micus

• Eduard Micus enriched to Maria as an artist but as the same way , Eduard recognized that Maria was a big support of fresh ideas for himself. Maria was 27 years old . Her youth was crucial.

Her career

• In 1990 Maria began a career of individual an collaborative exhibitions of art specially in Germany.

• In 1992 Maria was selected for representing her first Art installation with other artists such as Micus, Fabrizio Plessi..

• In 2000 Eduard Micus died . Maria will miss him; but again she shows her courage and continue working with the same strenght .

MARIA’S TECHNIQUE

• Maria loves experimenting with the materials, she looks for ways for the creativity.

• She loves painting with her hands.

• She uses materials like:

cloth, paper, cement waxes,

metal wire etc..

Have a look to

her art works

LET’S VISIT HER WEBSITE

• http://www.mariacatalan-maria.net/

QUIZ

1. Where was Maria Catalán born?

2. Where did she live?

3. When Maria was little did she draw pictures?

4. When did Maria move to Ibiza?

5. In Which Art gallery Maria was working?

6. What famous artist paid attention to Maria’s paintings?

7. Where was Eduard Micus born?

8. What were Eduard Micus techniques?

9. Where was Eduard Micus workshop?

10. When did Maria leave the school of Arts?

11. When was Maria selected for representing her first Art Installation?

12. When Eduard Micus died?

13. What does Maria like experimenting with?

14. What materials does Maria use?