Bronze sculpture on the subject of motherly love "Mother's Love", by Manel Vidal

Born in Spain in 1953, the artist showed a passion for sculpting and sculpture even as a child. However, lacking family support, he applied his artistic skills to the textile industry. When an art school, the "Escuela de Artes y Oficios," was founded in his hometown of La Pobla de Claramunt in 1981, he took over the role of rector. He relinquished this position after a few years to devote himself entirely to his sculptural work. He creates sculptures that reveal a clear tendency toward the figurative in dynamic, dance-like movement. In his thematic world, the human being is the center of a constantly renewing creation. Like the great masters of ancient Greece, he is constantly searching for truth and the origin of human existence. With vigor, he breaks open the primordial rock and shapes it into sculptures of unique beauty and expressiveness.