Claudi Casanovas was born in 1956. He studied ceramics and theatre in Barcelona, and trained as a ceramicist in Olot, Catalonia. He was a member of the Coure Potters' Cooperative from 1978 until 1987, and in 1992 he won first prize at the III International Ceramics Competition in Mino, Japan. In 2004 he won a competition to create a monument against Fascism in Olot. This Memorial als Vençuts was installed in June 2006. His artwork has been displayed in major exhibitions and museum collections worldwide, including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Oostende, Belgium, The Roman Museum in Nyon, Switzerland, Kunstforum in Kirchberg, as well as in New York and London.