Last weekend we held a collage workshop of which we leave you mostly images. We proposed to the children to make first an individual piece to take home and hang it in their favorite corner, and another larger one among several, which consisted of working on a real movie poster.…
Things have changed a lot as far as education is concerned: the way of teaching, the needs, the number of children or the new materials, have forced architects to imagine and create new spaces. Open spaces, respectful of the environment, modern and lively…. What envy! We have found these centers…
We are very excited to publish this article: it is the result of the “Solidarity Workshop Kids Art & Gift” by Plom Gallery, held last December 20th: 5 Artists40childrenMomsand dads very dedicated. Objective: to support the initiative “El Rebost” Result: 40 unique pieces of art that became 500€! The day…
We are launching a new interview format. You won’t have to read questions or answers, just watch and discover what the artists show us about their daily life: they themselves portray from their breakfast, their latest acquisition, the space where they work or the favorite corner of their home. We…
Last Monday began the workshop program with the artists Rafa Castañer and Gonzalo Elvira. It is a pleasure to have them to do this kind of activities: they are creative, they propose fun themes, they use recycled materials, they participate with the same enthusiasm as the children who attend, and…
Children’s world is made of pictures. If a child is able to be interested in books with pictures, he is also able to enjoy looking at paintings. The adult can accompany the child in his discovery of art, indeed, he has a very important role in arousing the child’s interest…
On Saturday May 31, coinciding with the Primavera Sound festival and within the minimúsica space, Vanessa Linares, one of the artists of Plom Gallery proposed us a collage workshop. The result of the work of the little artists was great: a magnificent mural full of colors made by all of…
Plom Gallery and the communication agency Soon in Tokyo present the Plom Piggy Bank, a piggy bank that will allow children to learn how to save and invest in Art. Our desire is to introduce children to collecting Contemporary Art in a simple way. …
Just a week ago Art Madrid kicked off, a fair in which we wanted to participate since our gallery opened in 2013. Art Madrid is held on the same days as ARCO, but because of its location in the center of the city, it seemed ideal for us to make…
Shortly after opening the gallery I met Clàudia Valsells. Clàudia is a painter, color specialist and founder of Arts & Claus, a brand she created. For 20 years she has been decorating and painting the best hotels, venues and interior spaces with color as her greatest ally. Currently she…
Last Saturday we organized a Flipbook workshop with Gonzalo Elvira and Rafa Castañer, the two members of GR, an art project created for and by children. The flipbook is a book that contains a series of images that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the…
Although this blog is designed to publish topics and activities of the gallery, this time I will talk to you from a more personal point of view because I am also a mom and I have many things to share. After all, my gallery project arises in part from having…
Spending time with your children is as valuable as it is important. But sometimes you may not be able to think of what to do when you’re together. For those times, the PLOM team (consisting of a wild child, two well-read horses and a sculpting seagull) has come up with…
Today we inaugurate a new exhibition in Plom Gallery, entitled: “The boy whose neck hurt from looking at the sky”, a title a little long perhaps, but this exhibition is accompanied, or is actually a succession of images that come out of a story also written by the artist. They…
Today we continue with that pleasurable format of visual interviews. In today’s, we would like to introduce you to Ed Carosia – who you may know as Mr. Ed- an Argentine artist who has been living in Barcelona for years, and in Plom since its opening. Mr. Ed has illustrated…
This coming Saturday, which is the day of Sant Jordi, we have decided that in addition to “mount” our street table full of books for children to discover the art and artists, is the ideal day to inaugurate “Look to the future” an exhibition in which Marta R. Gustems proposes…
This month that we have just started will be perhaps the most important of the year for Plom Gallery: we are preparing our first participation in an art fair, something that will place us and make us reach a more varied and wider audience, an audience that has to understand…
It was the 80’s, the madness of the 70’s was over and the world was recomposing itself with its usual monotony. One night (well, I don’t know if it was at night but we can imagine) the Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsassgathered designers and architects of various nationalities to…
Typical: it’s Sunday, you want to listen to Leonard Cohen but your son bursts into tears immediately: he says it fills him with nostalgia. Or he insists on watching “Clifford, the big red dog” again and you are bored out of your mind. Don’t suffer! At Plom we believe that…
We are back with the second season of Art workshops and for the second year, we collaborate with Planet Bea. These workshops are designed to discover the life and work of the most significant artists of the the most significantartists of modern and contemporary modern and contemporaryart through experience. This…
Is there such a thing as the Three Wise Men? Of course they do. Fantasy and reality merge and merge at Christmas. A little by tradition and a little by convenience. Most human beings on this planet like to live for a few days immersed in a game of illusions…
Ibie (Barcelona, 1979) uses his art superpower to paint graffiti inside our little heads. Suddenly, after seeing, digesting and dreaming his illustrations, we feel like imagining what the world would be like if we were allowed to change the color of sad songs, give funny nicknames to nightmares and make…
We are in Barcelona. We have an appointment with a PLOM family. Today we visit the home of Alma (6 years old), a very special girl who believes in the Superpowers of Art. Like her mother, Núria, who is an interior designer. And like her father, Nicolás, who is an…
We start 2016 with a Collage party in the purest style. Hanna Höch at Casa Gracia. Then came the month of art fairs and we went to Madrid! We participated in Art Madrid with an exhibition by Sergio Mora who reminded us that we all have a child inside. Anuar…
We visited a PLOM family from Madrid. María Blanco Brotons and Aníbal Hernández are one of those charming couples, capable of creating a world of their own. In fact, they have formed a colorful and cheerful family thanks to Manuela (8 years old) and Ritta (6 years old). She is…
Today I went to Sergio Mora and Lusesita’s workshop . The spaceship (as they call it) is a large, bright space. It is just as you would imagine a workshop of two artists working in different disciplines. He is a painter, and she (whose name is Laura) is a ceramist.…
We release the video “This is how PLOM ice cream was made”. We recorded it on the occasion of the creation of PLOM ice cream, the first ice cream in the world designed by children who love contemporary art. Why an ice cream? July arrived and we realized that summer…
In this article, we will explain what an artistic gift is and how many types of artistic gifts we can find in the market. There are many ways to introduce a child to the world of art. Giving an original work of art is the most direct option, but there…
Art for children. Tomorrow, Saturday, November 4, 2017, Planeta Bea and PLOM Gallery organize a visit with children to Andy Warhol ‘s exhibition The Mechanical Art, at. Caixa Forum. There’s still time to sign up! We take this opportunity to publish this text by writer and journalist Pedro Calleja, in…
We have interviewed the Barcelona artist Gemma París because this Saturday we inaugurate an exhibition of her drawings called Protagonistes. We highly recommend you to read the interview. It is sincere and emotional. She talks about herself, her family, her childhood, her experience as a mother, her children, and also…
Who will be the protagonist of our next art workshop for children? Joan Brossa! When is it? Saturday, September 30. Where? Right next to PLOM Gallery, at Planet Bea (C/ Sèneca, 29). The figure and the work of Joan Brossa are very topical right now thanks to the exhibition Poetry…
Giving art to a child for Christmas is an investment in the future for many reasons. We have tried to put them in order and reason them. On the one hand, because we are very interested in the subject. And on the other hand, because thinking about it motivates us…
“PLOM Gallery is one of my favorite places in the world. Once I walk through that magnificent PLOM door, I want to stay there all afternoon…. And take all the artwork home with me!” Expo: “Summer”, by the artist Mirthe Blussé. From June 29 at PLOM Gallery (Sèneca, 31).…
We interviewed the artist Javi Corellano on the occasion of his new exhibition, “Star Stuff”, specially designed for PLOM Gallery. The exhibition “Star Stuff”, by Javi Corellano (Core), will be open from today, Thursday September 28th, until next Thursday October 12th. On Saturday, October 7, Core will paint and decorate…
Why do children need art? What is art for in the first years of our lives? These are not easy questions to answer, at least not in a clear, reasoned and objective way. One of the objectives of this blog is precisely to provide answers to these questions. When we…
Is there such a thing as art that makes you grow? At PLOM Gallery we know there is. In this exclusive text, journalist and writer Pedro Calleja talks about the importance that a work of art can have in the life of a child. Let’s say it’s the year 2025.…
We visited a PLOM family living in Vilassar de Mar, in the region of El Maresme, 24 kilometers from Barcelona. We entered a beautiful, bright, cozy little house. Here, you can breathe Art in every corner. We hear laughter and hurried footsteps. Gala is a 4 year old girl: awake,…
We are in Barcelona. Today we visit the home of Mateu (9 years old) and Luca (6 years old), two children who live and grow up in an environment that undoubtedly stimulates creativity and imagination. Their mother, Sylvia, is an art and costume director. Their father, Àngel, works in marketing…
Very soon you will be able to try Plom ice cream. But first, we invite the little ones to imagine what their ideal ice cream would be like. To inspire them, we have illustrated this post with a work of art by the artist Mirthe Blussé. Want to know how…
The publishing house Expediciones Polares presents the book Los animales y sus oficios molones at PLOM Gallery, on Saturday, October 21, 2017. We are back for a premiere! And what a premiere! Nothing less than a book drawn by one of our favorite illustrators, Saioa Burutaran, Susi Quiu. It is…
In this exclusive text for PLOM Gallery, writer and journalist Pedro Calleja reflects on the fascination of letters and numbers in children who are beginning to artistically decipher the world. My son Pedro is 2 years and 8 months old (well, he is now 4 years and 4 months, but…
Last week we traveled to Madrid to visit ARCO, the most important contemporary art fair of the year in Spain. The works we have selected are just some of the ones that caught our attention thinking about our “favorite public”, so if you have the chance, show them to the…
Designer toys are artist toys. Toys designed by artists. They are almost always small-sized figurines, manufactured in limited series, with materials such as resin, vinyl and wood. It is a trend that emerged in the late 90s, in Hong Kong. It soon spread around the world, becoming a fashion, a…
Journalist and writer Pedro Calleja reflects on the subject exclusively for us.
The Superpowers of Art.
We interviewed Martina Manyà, on the occasion of her exhibition at PLOM Gallery, entitled Quadrat2, which opens this Saturday, April 14, at 17:30hrs. Children (and adults accompanying them) will be able to participate in the exhibition by selecting and combining the pieces on display as they wish. Don’t miss it!…
This is the amazing result of our latest artistic experiment with children. We called 3 girls and 2 boys, ages 6 to 11, and showed them the following original work by Jordi Pintó: Physics, Metaphysics and Paraphysics of Nature, by Jordi Pintó. Do you like it? Visit our SHOP. While…
In this exclusive text for PLOM Gallery, writer and journalist Pedro Calleja stresses how important it is for a child to discover for himself the value of an original work of art, such as Smurfette, by Cristina Borobia, on sale in our SHOP. I wasn’t aware of it then, but…
From Plom Gallery we have started the PLOM Workshops, a new artistic education workshops for children, understood as a space for creativity and experimentation. Today we present the result of our first PLOM Workshop, in which we approach the world of dreams through the surrealist object. The most surreal PLOM…
María Acaso is a reference figure in the field of the so-called 21st Century Education. Concerned about the problems that teachers have right now in transmitting knowledge to their students, she states that it is necessary to change teaching methods. In her opinion, more important than WHAT we want to…
Picture books are one of the most effective tools to get a child interested in the world of art. How to choose a good picture book capable of igniting artistic passions? In this article, we give you some useful tips. Different types of illustrated books A few illustrated books are…
Argentina’s Zosen Bandido and Japan’s Mina Hamada form one of the most sizzling and hyperactive couples in contemporary art and Street Art today. We really like what they do. Whenever we can, we have some of their stuff at PLOM Gallery. A few days ago, Zosen and Mina sent us…
In this exclusive text for PLOM, publicist and exponential communicator Robert Artigau talks about the value of the artistic objects that accompany us throughout our lives. My father has a photo of Jorge Negrete next to his bed, with a simple frame, leaning against his bedside table. There was a…
We interviewed Susie Hammer, illustrator and graphic artist born in Warsaw (Poland) and based in Madrid since a few years ago. Susie Hammer ‘s cheerful and colorful style captivates us and immerses us in a parallel dimension, Pop and Naïf inspired , where all things – living beings and everyday…
Our first illustrated book is already in bookstores throughout Spain. It is entitled “The Superpowers of Art. A messy story”. It has been published by Mosquito Books, in association with Plom Gallery. We haven’t stopped smiling in the last 48 hours. We had been thinking about the idea of publishing…
We present our first coloring book: “The Superpowers of Art by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart”. It is the ideal complement to the illustrated book “The Superpowers of Art”, published by Mosquito Books in collaboration with Plom Gallery. The coloring book “The Superpowers of Art by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart” includes unpublished illustrations…
Plom invites you to discover some of the Christmas Gifts 2018 that you can find in our online shop and in our physical gallery. From today until next January 6, 2019, we will be publishing lists of products selected by themes, sensibilities, utilities and styles. Here goes the first list…
PLOM Gallery is pleased to collaborate with the International Contemporary Art Fair of Barcelona SWAB 2018. It will be held on September 28, 29 and 30, at the Pabelló Italià of the Fira de Barcelona. For the first time we will be in charge of animating SWAB KIDS, the space…
We interviewed Brianda Fitz-James Stuart, the author of the illustrations in the book “The Superpowers of Art. A Messy History”, just published by Mosquito Books in collaboration with Plom Gallery. Brianda Fitz-James Stuart was born in Madrid. She is an illustrator, painter, print designer and DJ. She has collaborated with…
Here is a list of 7 original works of art that you will find in our online shop or in our gallery-shop at 31 Sèneca street. Giving original art to someone is a gesture that denotes a special interest in the person to whom the gift is given. This interest…
Next Saturday May 5, on the occasion of TheCreativeFest, PLOM Gallery organizes contemporary art workshops for children at l’Antiga Fàbrica Damm. The workshops will revolve around the concept of Geometric Abstraction. In this text written exclusively for the blog, journalist and writer Pedro Calleja reflects on Geometric Abstraction in Art…
We have introduced 5 Gift Vouchers valued at 50 € in 5 chocolates Choco Plom exclusively on sale in our online shop and in our gallery-shop at 31 Sèneca street. Good luck! The book by the English writer Roald Dahl, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” was first published in 1964.…
Beatriz and Jose’s house is gigantic. Not in square meters, but in culture and color. To enter their home is to breathe joy, love and art. And Julieta, who is four and a half years old, is sick today! Fortunately, her sister Martina, who is seven, is the hostess, explaining…
Here you have a list of art and original gifts at prices of laughs. Artistic objects, decorative items, toys and games that encourage creativity for less than 14 €. “Pocket Games & Coloring” is literally a 1 meter long, 11cm wide roll of printed paper filled with art activities and…
FLIC is a festival of experiences and literary creation that invites the public to enjoy literature and the arts. The objective is to promote the relationship between the different arts based on innovative and experimental formats, thus encouraging interdisciplinary creation and the promotion of literary taste, with the participation of…
We interviewed Pablo Salvaje, author of the illustrations of one of the most spectacular books of the year, Alma Animal, published by Mosquito Books . Born in Seville in 1988 and based in Barcelona since 2013, Pablo Salvaje has combined his studies in Performing Arts and Interpretation with the world…
We have selected for you 5 Art Gifts able to improve and enhance any space. They are perfect for renovating children’s rooms. Every child is a world. Every child is a world. Filling those worlds with love, ideas and beautiful things is a challenge we face every day. Thanks to…
Do you want the Three Wise Men of Art to bring you something nice this Christmas? Here is a list of recommendations for you to include in your letter. From original pieces by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart to limited edition posters from Pintachán. “THE DANCE OF MATISSE” 200 € SHOP NOW…
Stimulating children’s creativity does not necessarily mean ‘training’ them to become great artists. Nor does it mean having to do without the basic knowledge that every civilized person should possess: knowing how to read and write correctly, knowing numbers and what can be done with them, being able to reason…
In this Christmas list of inspiring gifts you will find contemporary art pieces made with unusual materials and techniques: from paper sculpture to tapestry weaving, ceramic figures and collages of all kinds. “Whale” is, in the words of its creator, the Italian artist Vittoria Drago, a ‘paper sculpture’. Geometric shapes,…
We recommend 5 gifts to decorate with art in children’s rooms, big and small. Art has a very important aesthetic function and, in addition, it is an element of inspiration that always works. 30 € BUY “Pomme” is a giclee print with pigment inks on 210gr. is a giclee print…
We propose 5 perfect gifts to revitalize any child’s room. They are pieces that incite to action and answer the question how to decorate with Art. Little engines of creativity for boys and girls of any age. 100 € BUY “Horse is a four-color silkscreen print on 300gr. cotton paper.…
Here you have the text about Pablo Picasso written by Pedro Calleja for the book “Los Superpoderes del Arte” (The Superpowers of Art), illustrated by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart. It is an unpublished story. It does not appear in the book. A great gift! Exclusively for PLOM. Lord Omega and Madame…
We greet the new year with a great desire to continue together. Thanks for being there. Plom Gallery has lots of projects. We love contemporary art and children. But what we love the most is what happens when contemporary art and children meet. For a year 2019 with a lot…
It is something we are constantly asked: “Does art serve to educate children?” We always answer yes, that art is a language, a tool, a different and enriching way of perceiving the world. “But what exactly does Art do to educate children?” Insist some of the people who asked us…
We propose a list of artistic and educational gifts especially recommended for 10 different types of children. Choosing art gifts for children is not as complicated as it seems. Just take into account their personality and hobbies. What is their character? What do they like? What are their favorite activities?…
We visited a PLOM family from Barcelona. They are 4 little people sharing house and life, sensations and passions, laughter and… More laughter! Alina Topala and Marc Canillo are the mommy and daddy, respectively, of Júlia (5 years old) and Gerard (4 years old). Alina and Marc are professionally dedicated…
Boys and girls like robots. Well, and adults too. Everybody likes robots. They appeal to us because they look like us, but better: they are usually smarter, stronger and more original. Pintachán robots look like something out of a sci-fi movie from the 50s or 60s. They are pure Retro-Pop…
In 1946, on the verge of his 65th birthday, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of drawings made by children. As he left, the journalists asked for his opinion. The Malaga-born artist left them in awe with a phrase that has gone down in history: “At the age of these children,…
They like to draw, paint, model, cut out, glue. They stain their clothes, stain the walls, stain the floor. After a while, they show us their masterpieces with an irresistible smile. Creative children… Do you recognize them? Yes, they do. They are our sons and daughters. Our nephews and nieces.…
In this exclusive interview for PLOM, Romperayos explains how she became an artist with Superpowers. This is how it is presented Romperayos,Ana Truan ‘s artistic name , on her website: “Welcome to my universe. 1: I love animals because they are authentic and honest; 2: I believe in the power…
Cartoons and comics have been inspiring contemporary artists for more than half a century. The first acclaimed artist to transform the aesthetics of comic strips into Pop art was the American Roy Lichtenstein, enlarging cartoons with dotted plots and sandwiches with dialogues directly taken from romantic comics (close-ups of girls…
Well, we say five, but really it could be five million, and just for starters, that art is beneficial to children for so many reasons, that when you finish reading these you’ll be rushing out to buy your kids new markers!
They are children who observe everything with great attention. They may not talk much, but with their eyes and gestures they are capable of communicating anything. Dreamers and with sensitivity. They are imaginative and imaginative. They like stories with a good dramatic development. They are captivated by a melody by…
We join the day of feminist vindication by providing some data on the current situation of women artists. Right now, in PLOM Gallery’s online shop there are works of art of about fifty artists. Thirty of them are women. That’s 60%. The percentage is not significant, as these 30 artists…
We start the week interviewing Pintachan, one of our favorite illustrators and graphic designers. We love his naïf, pop, colorful and ultra-referential style. PLOM: How do you spell your name? Pintachan, Pintachan or Pinta Chan? PINTACHAN: The truth is that at first I thought of calling myself Pintamás but as…
There is a beautiful stone door at #7 Pila Seca, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, that welcomes you to a very special corner, a concept store based on the authentic Mediterranean lifestyle. It is not only a place for exhibition and sale, it is also a place for…
We interviewed Vanessa Linares, illustrator and painter, graphic designer and superwoman. An artist with superpowers. Inimitable and inspiring. The work of Vanessa Linares is intimate, tender, innocent, but sometimes also disturbing. Her big-eyed “worms” are present in most of her paintings and watercolors. Of all sizes, of all colors. Sometimes,…
We interviewed Alison Oliver, New York-based illustrator, painter and graphic designer, founder of the studio Sugar and PLOM artist with Superpowers. Alison Oliver is the renowned illustrator of the Classic Lit collection from the publisher BabyLit. BabyLit, specializing in versions of literary classics for young children. From Don Quixote to…
This year, PLOM Gallery is collaborating with the 9th edition of the FLIC, the festival of literature and arts for children and young people, by taking charge of the Illustrators Table. There are only 18 days left. On Friday 15 and Thursday 16 March 2019, at the Museu del Disseny…
Un mural que llena de vida The neighborhood of La Mina in Barcelona has had a very special mural since January, not only because it is the first large-format mural to be incorporated into its landscape, but also because of the artists who designed, painted and drew it…
Let’s add a little color to this day with the help of our dear Jürg Lindenberger. Jürg, the favorite artist of all future skaters, surfers and rockers of tomorrow, wrote to us last week to ask how we were doing over here, and to wish us all the best. This…
Creatividad y naturaleza, una lucha por nuestro planeta Olivia Mandle was one of our first students in 2018 when we started with the art extracurricular and she continues to join our online classes along with her brother Max whenever her studies and commitments allow her to do so.…
Laura Caldarola and José R. Pastrana are very lucky to have a talented son like Leonardo. But Leonardo is even luckier to have parents who are so devoted to their children’s creativity and love. When we visited the family, the youngest, Orlando (less than a year old) is recovering from…
No es una despedida, nos veremos pronto In October 2013 we inaugurated Plom Gallery. It was a day in which many friends and artists supported us and helped us to start this project but also, many unknown people attended and later became friends: Plom Gallery has grown…
Lovers of design, architecture and children’s decoration are in luck. Elástica Magazine, a new digital magazine dedicated to contemporary design for children, has just been born. The content of Elástica Magazine ranges from toys, furniture and illustrated books to installations, exhibitions or wonderful buildings. We interviewed…
For all of you who missed the interviews to our favorite artists, here comes the one we have made to Núria Farré, a painter with an impressive resume that grows even more with her humility, a very young woman who overflows with talent. Let’s go there! Did you…
Vittoria Drago is Italian, born in Bergamo. She currently lives in Barcelona. Here she carries out her artistic work in a cozy workshop in the Gracia neighborhood. And this is also where she has discovered her great connection with children through art. For more than a year she…
It’s been a long time since we’ve visited any PLOM family, right? Well, let’s not talk anymore because here is a new family interview, this time Pere (3 years old) and Valentina (4 years old) open the doors of their home, with the permission of their daddies Cristina and David,…
Contemporary art extracurriculars.
The Superpowers of Art, Art for kids.
Art for Children, The Superpowers of Art, Barbara Aurell, Martha Zimmermann.
An art class for every day! With summer just around the corner, it is time to tell you about our summer program, because although the school year ends at the end of June, our classes will continue. We will continue with the online format, which we had to…
It’s been two years since we introduced you to the first print of the series created by Olivia Mandlea former student of our art classes but above all known for her environmental activism work, and for her fight for animal rights, specifically requesting the BANNING OF DOLPHINS and CEtaceans in…
