Private View: Josep Pla-Narbona

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.
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[@Alan-is3jk]

Oh man, I hope I'm gonna be like him when I'm old; so playful and youthful in the way he carries himself, yet so humble and mature in his wisdom...

[@LoiLaing]

"Understanding yourself is one of the most complex things I have ever come across in life. When I paint and draw is when I identify myself."🎨✏️❤️

[@mckennatwogood8654]

every word he speaks is like poetry.

[@mumukikim8415]

I watched this film 7times over. This time i found his solitude makes him wonderful and beautiful.

[@nawaaff]

This could easily be one of the most beautiful videos I have come across on youtube. What a profound and lovable character. To see him in an environment and space where all his worlds collide, creating pieces of art influenced by all specs of existence. Although I do believe this person is special, we come across such interesting people who have so much behind them, which proves that a film like this could capture someone in their element, someone who from a first glance almost seems mundane but is actually beautiful. All around, these type of films are what make me want to become a filmmaker, and the spark felt whilst watching is exactly what I needed.

[@superrmrcool]

His paintings are really nice and something my eyes haven't seen I loved the film Good job!

[@mystaminacantakethis]

So much wisdom and beauty

[@davidmondragon3284]

Watched the video once for me to give his words time to be read carefully, watched it again to look at the art. Watching it with out sound was my favorite.

[@JayFrederick]

"Emotions are like clouds; once you put them in a box they are impossible."

[@googie182]

I come here every once in a while. Like visiting an old friend. Beautiful words~

[@porter128]

Wow. This is definitely one of the better videos on this channel. So much depth here. Beautiful.

[@M.G.888]

Grandios Art didn’t know him before 🫶🏼🌟👌🏼

[@BelaCurcio]

thank you to the filmmaker

[@GKmelody23]

the man was 90 years old in this video! 😮 what vivacity!

[@irishelk3]

This has inspired me, what a great artist. I too am prone to depression, I don’t think I have IT, but I have had a lot of sadness, but I am not a serious person at all, and I always prefer to be silly and upbeat. My emotions too have kept me out of the circuit, I am approaching 29 this month and I have never been able to hold down a job because of my depression and my anxiety which can be very intense at times, try trying to make it as a chef working with knuckle dragging idiots who hate you if you know anything about food, so it never works out. In my spare time I always draw and have started to paint since last year. It always seems so frustrating to me when I can do these things yet when you go for a job they don’t allow you to show your skills. So my hope is that soon I can create high quality art and open a studio, I would love that. I would go to college but I will have to wait until the virus subsides.

[@Yuefoh]

You got it, bro!

[@henriquestein4524]

what a brilliant guy to be my grandpa

[@MiloGDJextraordinaire]

69th like nice

[@AG-qv2tk]

he is?

[@robkemp7291]

If an artist don’t have its own signature, any ghost artist can make their work. Brandings and signature are the bread butter of artist

[@casbox9156]

Even though I am not a fan of his work in particular, I still think that he is very wise and has a wonderful connection to his art

[@dianacostache4239]

thank you for sharing these stories and visual candies that make life a beautiful thing to explore

[@robkemp7291]

Ah, I can see my future path; roomful filled with art, preferably of my own making. Thanks for sharing

[@MicheleRamli]

Glad to be alive as the same generation as you, sir!

[@fatoomgierdien2181]

Phenomenal artworks. Great Artistry. Thank YOU MUCH

[@jennyhughes4474]

What a clever, creative and wonderful artist! Thank you for making this and putting it up here - and for the english translation = big thanks.

[@ellebee2721]

I just want to hug him!

[@clairerose1996]

thanks for the video, it was amazing to watch !! his house is my dream

[@sutats]

He held firm to his ingenuity

[@julianeb4398]

Beautiful words & beautiful colours!

[@renda1982]

Beautiful! Bellissimo! ❤️ Art healing the mind; this happens when the constipation of thoughts and endless thinking that comes from our conditioning slows down enough to reveal that flow of energy, we call, Love! We are that Love! You are Love❤️ When that Love finds expression, that is called: Art! ❤️

[@klaatubaradanikto1490]

it's always an incredible treat to see geniuses elaborate on their thoughts and opinions as they work -- it makes me sort of sad how dry and flat the american language is and sounds in compared to the more fluent and expressive foreign languages, how one can express themselves so naturally, especially an artist, with such poetry

[@simeonzanechambers2430]

Yes Thank You 🙏🏾

[@Joy-yu6jw]

Que bello!

[@laneymilham2276]

I needed that.

[@liocheung7200]

Everyone can tell me about the source of their background music? I love it so much and stunning people and art. Beautiful spirit!

[@jurischmidt940]

Beautiful cinematic work!

[@davidzhong]

I watched this while eating my lunch at my break. it's very cool

[@luistentindo6334]

wonderful

[@franciscaguerra4936]

this is beautiful

[@liliszandelszky]

thank you!

[@biancadegroot7213]

Beautiful!

[@bildegez]

by one word 'gorgeous'

[@mariianaaa2011]

gorgeous video

[@3340steve]

Fantastic thanks for your beautiful work.

[@Linseytjee94]

What is the name of the painting with the two woman and the handshake? It is marvelous

[@2o2k78]

Meravellós

[@wingtak5740]

He is rich in reality and imagination.

[@HerDaysMoon]

Amazing..!

[@Manel597]

Que gran ets Josep!

[@sylviemetal1858]

belle maison jolie peinture il faut des artistes

[@haret0n]

such sweet thoughts on art making🌸

[@concretely]

wow

[@alvaroframissarriaiiiartef9103]

Muchas GRACIAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MORS1ted]

Nice Portrait

[@guadalupeerrazuriz6181]

beautifull being

[@mehrdadmohajer3847]

🌻

[@brendanwho]

so good, lovely character and he speaks with great profundity. and beautifully produced as always by Nowness

[@tajna6375]

✨❤️✨🦋✨

[@joanmichel]

It's Josep, not Joseph

[@nadalcanyellesgarau173]

very interesting ,excellent

[@mirkim4294]

thats our granpa now

[@swicheroo1]

I totally understood 98% what he had to say. At first I thought he was speaking Portuguese or some other Romance language. But I ruled that out. I think he's speaking a regional Spanish. It's definitely not Castellano.

[@paumarsal7173]

He's speaking Catalan

[@gabelaurito3742]

what is this music? so good 😍

[@jgre4420]

Anybody know who the painting is by @ 0:10 ? is it Josep ?

[@artiekushner6849]

cool geezer

[@translanguager]

Josep, from Cataluña, Spain :)

[@JBJMJXJ]

Catalunya*, nothing else

[@Davidman3976]

@@JBJMJXJ Me parece lamentable sacar el monotema por parte de este tipo, pero la borregada* no podía simplemente ignorarlo. * me refiero a ti, paleto indepa. Acomplejado.

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

Great sens of humour

[@gregoryguarneri8473]

White subtitles on a white background?

[@mrskwrl]

The music is distracting and overwhelming. Can barely hear what the man has to say.

[@billbuffett2092]

funny and entertaining

[@israasuleiman5759]

language?

[@maariiaahh1]

Catalan

[@sherryberryfairy]

carbonara

[@gellyjean]

I bet he's an INFP.

[@robkemp7291]

Dream retirement

[@gabatattoo1]

he is catalan

[@forisnakiu]

es español

[@irenegimeno7473]

his name in catalan is Josep not Joseph hahaha!

[@margaridaferreira8029]

Thank you! I was thinking that he sounded catalan!

[@articmonkeyslover]

No le entendia nada! Pensaba que hablaba en Polaco, y vamos a ver que esta es hablando catalan...😅

[@juliabagaria]

*Catalan artist

[@Davidman3976]

Deja de hacer el ridículo, que dais vergüenza ajena con vuestro nacionalismo demente por allá por donde pisáis. Si es español (y catalán) es español y punto. Cuando tengáis vuestra república diréis lo que queráis. Es acojonante lo acomplejados que estáis, y la realidad alternativa que os habéis creado. Y lo más lamentable de todo es que allá donde aparezca Cataluña o un catalán tenéis que sacar el monotema, aunque no le importe a absolutamente nadie.

[@Sailormoon899]

What Spanish dialect is he speaking

[@dudelester2504]

Catalan. And it's not a dialect from Spanish, but a different language.

[@ЛейляБашмакова]

Б.ф ф. Художник , ты - старик с ума сошел чтоли ? ? ?

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Marxist!!!!!

[@gavinyates9189]

Just average.

[@danielmendez3098]

damn the guy is clearly a master pero el catalan si que es un idioma feo