Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 30, 2026

Examining Changes in HRV and Emotion Following Artmaking with Three Different Art Materials
Published on: January 11, 2020
[Manolo Hugué: from sculpture to painting due to arthritis]
María Antonia Pou1, Cesar Díaz-Torné, Valderilio F Azevedo
1EAP Encants, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España. marianpou@gmail.com
Abstract:
There are several artists that have suffered rheumatic diseases. Even then, they continued their creative activity. Paul Klee suffered from systemic sclerosis, Dufy and Renoir suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and Gaudí and Boticelli had systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The famous noucentism sculptor, Manolo Hugué, presented chronic polyarthritis that suggested rheumatoid arthritis. Although he underwent several treatments, such as hydrotherapy or diathermic therapy, he had to stop sculpting. Using the chisel was too painful for his hands. He began, then, painting and composing poetry.
Related Concept Videos
Bones of the Upper Limb: Humerus
Bones of the Upper Limb: Radius
The radius has a nail-shaped head, and a short...
Bones of the Upper Limb: Ulna
Plastic Deformations
Plastic Deformations
Arteries of the Upper Limbs
