Joventut
Joventut stands in Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona, as a public sculpture by Josep Clarà i Ayats. You see a nearly nude young woman with her arms linked above her head, her calm face and balanced torso shaped into an idealised human form.
Clarà created the original in 1928, while the version here dates from 1993. Its ordered proportions and classical, Mediterranean character connect the figure with Noucentisme, the Catalan movement that favoured clarity and antique ideals. Designed to be viewed from every side, the sculpture lets the curved outline and composed balance carry its expression.
Josep Clarà often developed sculptures from plaster models before translating them into marble or bronze. Here, the raised arms create a clear vertical line above the serene figure, making the harmony of the body visible from across the square.
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