The Tactile Poetics of Josep Guinovart In the vibrant tapestry of Catalan modernism, few threads are as textured or as deeply felt as those woven by Josep Guinovart i Bertran. Born in Barcelona in 1927, Guinovart did not merely paint; he sculpted meaning through matter. His journey began far from the rarefied air of galleries, rooted in the practical and decorative arts. In 1941, as a young man, he entered the world of professional decoration, a period that instilled in him a profound respect for the physical properties of surfaces and the transformative power of aesthetic arrangement. This…