IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

Ricard Mira (Spain)

Ricard Mira was born in 1952. He learned to weld while working at the Derbi motorcycle company, where later on he became a fitter for the motorcycles which won the World Championship repeatedly. Creating welded art serves him as a complementary therapy for overcoming schizophrenia. Although he also uses other metals (such as stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminum), he makes most of his sculptures by recycling iron scrap from the metalworking industry at Martorelles (near Barcelona, Catalonia), where he lives and works. He often uses Corten steel too, especially for public sculptures, since it gives them an interesting finish. He was named a Master Sculptor by the Government of Catalonia in 2014 and is a member of ICRE (Catalan Institute for Research in Sculpture). nContact Infon Website: ricardmira.com Instagram: ricardmira

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection