Pochoir Objects, 1966
Part of the so-called Group of Catalans in Paris, from 1966 Jaume Xifra abandoned traditional pictorial tools to print images using artisanal templates and coloured aerosols following the pochoir or stencil technique, thus eliminating gestures and emotion. Xifra superimposes images taken from everyday life and advertising in compositions that critique consumer society. Shoes, cups, glasses and razors are deployed as if in an immense showcase, with a striking visual presence due to the contrast of negative-positive, the size of the objects, as well as their orientation and multiplication, mimicking the way in which today’s information society operates.
Technical details
- Original title:
- Pochoir Objects
- Registration number:
- 3606
- Artist:
- Xifra, Jaume
- Date created:
- 1966
- Date acquired:
- 2009
- Fonds:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
- Object type:
- Painting
- Media:
- Spray on paper
- Dimensions:
- 50 x 65 cm (height x width)
- Credits:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
- Copyright:
- © Jaume Xifra, VEGAP, Barcelona
- It has accessibility resources:
- No
The MACBA Collection features Catalan, Spanish and international art and, although it includes works from the 1920s onwards, its primary focus is on the period between the 1960s and the present.
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