JOAN MIRO JOAN MIRO 1893 1983 Breton referred

JOAN MIRO

JOAN MIRO (1893 -1983) Breton referred to Miro as the “most surrealist of us all” Known for painting, sculpture and ceramics

EARLY YEARS • 1912 enrolled in an art academy in Barcelona • 1912 -20 Miro painted landscapes, figures, and still life • 1919 Moved to Paris and joined the Surrealists • 1926 collaborated with Max Ernst on Diaghilev’s ballet set design, developed Grattage • His own work was increasingly biomorphic and innovative

THE FARM 1921 -22 An inventory of his family's farmhouse in Mont-riot del Camp. Miro described it as “the summary of one period of his work and a point of departure for what is to follow. ”

THE TILLED FIELD 1923 Considered one of his first Surrealist pieces. A departure from his pervious style, increasingly stylized and abstracted

• Focused on depicting his dreams • Created a balance between objects represented and simplified to basic forms • Sketches show the great planning that went into his works suggesting representation, even though the work is increasingly abstract.

THE BEAUTIFUL BIRD REVELING THE UNKNOWN TO A PAIR OF LOVERS 1941 Part of the Constellations series. Features a reduced color palette, solid background and simplified forms that reflect constellations in the night sky The series was made during Miro’s flight from France to Spain to avoid German troops.