Joan
Miro Biography
Joan
Miro (1893 - 1983) The Spanish painter, Joan Miró, who was
born in Barcelona in 1893 and died in Palma de Mallorca in 1983, left
behind an important legacy which is included amongst the most original
of the 20th century. His work, in general, would be marked with a
clear surrealist tendency, where the realm of the memory and imaginative
fantasy were to take priority. He studied at La Lonja School of Fine
Arts in Barcelona, and in 1918 set up his first individual exhibition
in the Dalmau Galleries, in the same city. His works before 1920 (the
date of his first trip to Paris) reflect the influence of different
trends, like the pure and brilliant colors used in Fauvism, shapes
taken from cubism, influences from folkloric Catalan art and Roman
frescos from the churches. His trip to Paris introduced him to and
developed his trend of surrealist painting. In 1921, he showed his
first individual exhibition in Paris, at La Licorne Gallery. In 1928,
he exhibited with a group of surrealists in the Pierre Gallery, also
in Paris, although Miró was always to maintain his independent
qualities with respect to groups and ideologies. From
1929-1930, Miró began to take interest in the object as such,
in the form of collages. This was a practice which was to lead to
his making of surrealist sculptures. His tormented monsters appeared
during this decade, which gave way to the consolidation of his plastic
vocabulary. He also experimented with many other artistic forms, such
as engraving, lithography, water colors, pastels, and painting over
copper. What is particularly highlighted from this period, are the
two ceramic murals which he made for the UNESCO building in Paris
(The Wall of the Moon and the Wall of the Sun, 1957-59). It
was at the end of the 60´s when his final period was marked
and which lasted until his death. During this time, he concentrated
more and more on monumental and public works. He was characterized
by the body language and freshness with which he carried out his canvasses,
as well as the special attention he paid to material and the stamp
he received from informalism. He concentrated his interest on the
symbol, not giving too much importance to the representing theme,
but to the way the symbol emerged as the piece of work. In
1976 the Joan Miró Foundation Centre of Contemporary Art Study
was officially opened in the city of Barcelona and in 1979, four years
before his death, he was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the University
of Barcelona
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Dog Barking at the Moon
Miro,
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