Domènec Fita i Molat (Catalan pronunciation:[duˈmɛnəkˈfitəjmuˈlat]; 10 August 1927 – 9 November 2020) was a Spanish artist. Having studied in different schools of classical fine arts (Girona, Olot and Barcelona), his work was gradually stripped of academicism, as evidenced already in his first notable works: the Recumbent Christ (1958), the Cathedral of Girona, and Saint Benedict (1961) the abbey of Montserrat. The mural painting or on different media, initially and primarily of religious subjects, but also the drawing (themes retrat (portrait), nus (knot) and bestiari (bestiary), ceramics, concrete, stained glass, the use of polyurethane, stone, and alabaster, iron, steel, wood and various other materials have shaped the course of fifteen years of intensive work, producing a multi-faceted and difficult rating, which has derived a radical abstraction, based on a systematic search, serial and unpredictable, avoiding the isms in use.
Domènec Fita (a la dreta) i Enric Homet fent figures de plastilina per al President Macià a la Casa d'Assistència de Girona, l'any 1932.
On 10 August 1927 Domènec Fita was born at the maternity ward of Hospital in Girona. Within days of the move to Pujolàs house in Santa Pau, home of Rafael and Nuria Ventolà Llach.
1932-1939 Entered the House Education and Assistance of Girona, managed by the Generalitat of Catalonia and started studying in the Montessori system. During the war he also attended classes and mixed classes in the school Durruti in Girona.
Alongside his training generally, he began to follow the artistic teachings of Joan Carrera.
Romà Vallès, Joan Lleó, Domènec Fita, Francesc Carulla and Albert García formed the Flamma group.
1950-1952 Won three consecutive grants from the Foundation Amigó Cuyàs that allowed travel in Paris at Balearic Islands and all over the Iberian Peninsula.
On 13 December 1953 he suffered a serious accident while painting the mural of the baptistery of the Church of Bethlehem in Barcelona. He was hospitalized for three years, and remained paraplegic.
Settled to live and work in the Sarrià de Ter, Girona. On 2 February 1958 he married Àngela Rodeja i López.
He taught art at the Institute of Bell-lloc in Girona.
1969 Moved to live and work in Montjuic, Girona, where he lived until his death.
Domènec Fita in front of Palau Robert in Barcelona, for the 'Fita. 50 anys d'art integrat' exhibition. Generalitat de Catalunya, 1994.Column in Andorra's National Auditorium square. Ordino (Andorra). Sculpture and stained glass work, 2000
He opened 'Estudi d'Art', where, aided by several contributors, taught sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics and tapestry. Of the hundreds of students who pass from around Catalonia, 65 later studied at the fine arts college.
1991-2000 Concerned about the future of his legacy, and the desire to strengthen and perpetuate a personal act and think artistically, working to create a foundation. Finally, on 1 August 2000, Domènec Fita and Àngela Rodeja signed the constitution of the Fita Fita Foundation.
Stained glass in Montjuïc Center (1981), color glass and concrete, 4.46 x 5.15 m, Girona.
Detail of the stained glass in Montjuïc Center (1981), color glass and concrete, Girona.
Cor de Maria church (1982), color glass and concrete, 14.0 x 4.19 m, Girona.
Interior of Stained glass in Parish of Saint Joseph (1993), color glass and concrete, Ripoll.
Study for an Obelisc in Ordino (2000), ink and watercolor on paper, Ordino (Andorra).
Bibliography
Fita, Domènec (March 1988). Diputació Provincial de Girona. Estudis, Documentació i Informació (ed.). Fita, vitralls 1956-1987 (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-8681203-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Fita, Domènec; Miralles, Francesc (June 1990). Diputació Provincial de Girona. Estudis, Documentació i Informació (ed.). Fita, pintura 1942-1989 (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-8681218-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Fita, Domènec (October 1992). Col·legi Oficial d'Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Girona (ed.). Fita: periple d'un any (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-6008268-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Goday, Sebastià (August 1994). Entitat Autònoma del Diari Oficial i de Publicacions (Generalitat de Catalunya) (ed.). Domènec Fita, 50 anys d'art integrat (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-3933043-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Fita, Domènec (November 1996). Diputació Provincial de Girona. Estudis, Documentació i Informació (ed.). Fita, art religiós (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-8681258-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Fita, Domènec (April 1999). Diputació Provincial de Girona. Estudis, Documentació i Informació (ed.). Escrits (1947-1997) (in Catalan). Girona. ISBN978-84-8681296-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
