Tomàs Sunyol: between light, memory and urban vision
Tomàs Sunyol is a contemporary artist whose practice develops through painting, balancing delicately between abstraction and reality. His work explores urban space through light, color, and perception, creating compositions suspended between intimate observation and poetic synthesis.
The art of Tomàs Sunyol
Sunyol’s painting exists in a compelling balance between figuration and abstraction, where detail pushes beyond the limits of the visible. Shadow and color construct compositions of strong expressive intensity, in which poetic dimension and formal structure coexist in equilibrium.
His colors are not merely applied to the canvas; they seem to be generated by light, the central element of his research. It is light, more than tonal transitions, that defines space, builds volume, and creates depth. Surfaces appear interrupted, marked by subtle lines and dark slits, suggesting compact architectural forms: houses leaning against one another, shaded or sunlit streets, and unseen yet perceptible human presence.
Throughout his artistic career, he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions and has participated in major international art fairs in Europe, the United States, China, and Japan. His works are part of international private collections, consolidating his presence within the contemporary art scene.
Who is Tomàs Sunyol
Tomàs Sunyol was born in 1964 in Dieulefit, France, where his family had moved from Catalonia to escape the political situation of the time. He spent much of his childhood in Provence, but upon returning to his family’s city of origin, Badalona, he reconnected with his land and identity.
The intimate observation of the city’s narrow streets, enclosed by walls and crossed by unexpected light, became the core of his painterly research. He lives and works in Badalona, Spain, where he continues to develop a coherent and distinctive artistic practice grounded in space, light, and urban memory.
