Artigas was born on 16 June 1892 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for L'Age d'Or (1930) and The Virgin Bride (1937). He died on 11 December 1980 in Gallifa, Catalonia, Spain.
Ceramist and art critic, friend of Picasso and Miro with whom he worked, he was an actor in ad films produced by Jean Aurenche in the 1930s. He is the father of ceramist Joan Gardy Artigas.