A theme that defines the work of Albert Macaya (Reus, 1961) is the search for identity in the modern world. The author works extensively on the idea of constructing knowledge and identity.

The recent installations produced by Ester Ferrando (Reus, 1972) encourage the viewer, in an exercise of introspection, to reflect upon certain aspects of everyday life.

Julio Antonio Award for Sculpture and Tapiró Award for painting

Stylite

The stylite is a recurring figure in the work of Lluís M. Saumells (Gironella, 1915 - Tarragona, 1999), an object of investigation which lead him to abstraction and the elementary reduction of forms.

A stylite is a type of Christian anchorite who lives in solitude, isolated from the community to avoid temptation and who dedicates his existence to prayer and penitence, living on a platform placed at the top of a column or pillar.

Lantern sculpture by Ramon Carreté (el Catllar, 1938 – Tarragona, 1990)

Coming out of the sea

Coming out of the sea is a sculptural work by Salvador Martorell (La Canonja, 1895 - Tarragona, 1968) produced with stone from La Sènia, which was awarded a gold medal in the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts of Paris in 1925. This work depicts a woman coming out of the sea, represented by a square base with a bunch of tulips engraved in relief at the front, while at the rear it insinuates waves that surround the legs of the figure.

Nicodemus is a work produced by the sculptress Maria Teresa Ripoll (Tarragona 1914-1987) at the Catalan Regional Government Studio-School of Painting and Sculpture in Tarragona during 1936-1937.

Diana is a sculpture in bronze, produced by Santiago Costa i Vaqué (Móra d’Ebre, 1895 - 1984) during the 1930s.

TRANSITION. From the 19th to the 20th century

Julio Antonio made a mould of his own hands in order to use them as the hands of the wounded Hero in the Monument als Herois de 1811 in order to make them as realistic as possible.