Miquel ARNAL
Biography
Miquel Arnal (Barcelona 1960) began working in the field of photography as a lab technician, a photography assistant, and then an assistant director. Since 1981, he has worked for advertising firms and for top fashion designers between Madrid and Barcelona. In 1989 he exhibited for the first time in the prestigious Spectrum-Canon gallery (Zaragoza) with the "Hot Legs" series. In 1984, he began working on a personal project: "Terra", "Urbe" and "Nus". In his artistic journey, he is especially interested in the human body, presented in the series "White", "Black," "Sculpture" and "Animal". In 2004, at the “Bac!” Festival, he presented the video "Transformer" in collaboration with the Ob-art gallery (Barcelona). Based on experimentation and a variety of media and techniques, from Polaroid to video, collage, digital printing and “Transformer” paper, his work is a perfect example of an eclectic photographer in constant flux.
In recent years, he has been extremely active: giving conferences and seminars such as at the "Tarawona Foto" festival, or by participating in individual exhibitions; the Jean Paul Perrier Gallery during the 2008 exhibition, or during group exhibitions, such as last year in the Sun Gallery, as part of the "Foco Norte" festival of Santander.
In addition to this, he collaborated with the "Agua" UN project during the 2008 Zaragoza EXPO. In 2009 he exhibited his recent work "CRITICAL MASS" in the H2O gallery, and in 2010 he exhibited in the Ateneu of Caixa Laietana; "Works 1992-2010". He is currently a lecturer of photography at the Institute of postgraduates IDEP-Abad Oliva. http://www.miquelarnal.com/art/
