| Style | Surrealism, (Fauvism), (Cubism) |
| Lived | April 20, 1893 - December 25, 1983 ( 20th century ) |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Biography |
Joan Miró Biography |
| Prints |
Joan Miró prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
Miro's work is often divided into two categories: his early years, in which he was greatly influenced by Cubism (and Fauvism) and his later works that ere very recognisable as being Surrealistic. Some titles of his paintings are 'Birth of the World', 'The Village', 'Dutch Interior', 'Person Throwing A Stone' and 'Self Portrait'.
More Joan Miró Paintings... |
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| Quote | "I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music."
More Joan Miró quotes...
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| Interesting |
Miró is best known for his period after 1920. It is obvious that his work changed to a more surrealist view.
According to André Breton, Miró loved painting too much. What the Pope of Surrealism meant by this anathema is that Miró was an aesthete, and therefore not, by nature, a true revolutionary. But although there is some truth in this comment, Miro is still seen as one of the great fathers of Modernism.
'Miro' is Spanish for 'he saw', which is of course a very nice name for a painter.
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| Links |
Fundació Miró - Lovely website about the Miró Foundation.
Miró's black and red series - Techniques, philosophy, iconography, and political context.
The Semiotics of Desire - David Cohen about Joan Miró
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