By Shelly Cate
Spanish artist Josep Domenech has come to downtown Noblesville, opening an exhibit Oct. 9 at Platinum Living, 960 Logan St.
Domenech was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1952. His father and grandfather were carpenters and furniture craftsmen, leaving Domenech to grow up surrounded by their tools and expert artwork.
A very talented artist as a child and has won many awards for painting in his time as an artist. Incorporating his interests and knowledge of different materials, he created an artistic voice for himself.
“To find something (you can do) that is different is a huge talent,” said Domenech via his translator.
Instead of using traditional painting tools, Domenech uses pieces of fabric and his fingers to paint. Using the unique technique, he likes to add lots of paint to a canvas and then take it away to carve out the design of his piece, referring to it as “adding by subtracting.”
In his current exhibition, Golden Age, he uses gold in his paints. This concept is used to show how we take things around us for granted, and that we need to give them our attention and appreciation. Domenech wishes to transmit peaceful emotions through his artwork, while still creating a mystery.
“The painting is asking you to come,” Domenech said, explaining his idea that the artist can create the painting, but the viewer has to finish it with their own interpretation.
The Josep Domenech exhibit will be on display through Nov. 1.
