Dolors Oromí

An artist linked to the world of contemporary textiles and one of its most prominent figures. Trained at the Llotja School of Arts and Crafts, she was an advanced student of the artist Josep Grau-Garriga, one of the leading promoters of this renewal movement. In the early 1960s, tapestry artisans, cartoon painters, and weavers began to challenge the traditional tapestry-making process, which had until then been conceived mainly as a decorative craft. In line with new artistic trends, creators embarked on a formal and technical exploration to give textile materials a unique language. Their works were executed using natural plant fibers, creating pieces detached from traditional weaving structures, without figurative motifs. The conventional tapestry moved away from the wall to embrace space with volumetric forms. This artistic revolution captured the attention of critics and transformed tapestry into textile art within the framework of avant-garde contemporary art. Throughout her career, Dolors Oromí has played a key role in this transformation process and has contributed to the recognition of tapestry as an artistic discipline in its own right. Additionally, she is a member of the Foment de les Arts Decoratives (FAD) and the European Artistic Merit (MAE), two institutions that have played a fundamental role in promoting and disseminating decorative and applied arts.