The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa (c), with academicians Gregorio Marañón (l) and Juan Bordes (r) during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa becomes a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The artist Jaume Plensa, during the inauguration of his 37th medal as an elected member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, on May 11, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). For more than four decades, Plensa's work has been committed to the diversity of his forms of expression, whether large-scale sculptures, public commissions, scenographies and costumes for opera, or the more intimate part made up of drawings, prints, artist's books and multiple works on paper. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM