Barcelona Dreaming: Three Artists, One Mediterranean Vision

There is a Barcelona that does not appear on maps. It is the one imagined by three artists who, through different languages, transform the city into a state of mind. Barcelona Dreaming brings together Eduardo Arranz-Bravo, Alberto Peral, and Riera i Aragó in a journey from the body to the sea, from emotion to contemplation. The journey begins with Arranz-Bravo’s paintings, where intensely colored figures, influenced by Miró and Picasso, speak of desire, vitality, and the expressive power of the human body. It then moves to Alberto Peral’s essential sculptures, in which Carrara marble, wood, and steel are shaped into geometric forms capable of turning light and space into an experience of quiet harmony. The final stage belongs to Riera i Aragó, celebrated for his airplanes, submarines, and boats: poetic machines that evoke the Mediterranean as a place of travel, discovery, and longing. Bronze and gold leaf give form to works suspended between reality and imagination. Rather than portraying a city, Barcelona Dreaming captures the creative spirit that has always animated it. It is an invitation to travel without moving, following the invisible thread that connects body, matter, and horizon.