If you have ever struggled with depression, the whimsical and deep art of Josep Pla-Narbona and his story may be encouraging to you. He finds that drawing helps him to think and understand the world around him. Beginning his artistic life in advertising, it was a ten year bout with depression that led him to painting and eventually gave him a broader artistic vision and greater autonomy.
What a wonderful, playful fellow! The video was made by his daughter, Anna, a filmmaker.
“Spanish artist Josep Pla-Narbona is renowned for his upbeat work that comfortably fuses graphic design with fine art. This film portrait by his daughter, director Anna Pla-Narbona give an intimate glimpse into the artist’s life today, which has, since the mid 1970s, been devoted to his delicate paintings and drawings that take his signature tone to an often-surreal but cheerful place.”