Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934) was a Spanish sculptor and painter who was born in Maella , (Zaragoza) and who died in Reus, (Tarragona).

Gargallo developed a style of sculpture based on the creation of 3 dimensional objects from pieces of flat metal plate, and he also used paper or cardboard cutouts for his designs. Some of these sculptures have a form of minimalism. For example, only one half of a face may be shown, and it may have only one eye. He also made more traditional sculptures in bronze, marble and other materials. He is considered to be one of the most significant artists of the Catalan avant-garde.

He spent a significant part of his life in Paris where he was a friend to other artists, including Picasso whose head he modelled as a sculpture.

There is an exhibition of his work currently in Biarritz until October 2004.

External links

• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gargallo_pablo.html
• http://www.xs4all.nl/~androom/biography/p012383.htm
• http://www.portalmundos.com/mundoarte/biografia/gargallo.htm (in Spanish)
• http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=C4329D45-4098-42AA-A91A014A809594FA