Joan Miro Paintings 1933 1968 Joan Mir i

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Joan Miro Paintings: 1933 -1968

Joan Miro Paintings: 1933 -1968

Joan Miró i Ferrà) April 20 – 1893 , December 25 (1983 , was

Joan Miró i Ferrà) April 20 – 1893 , December 25 (1983 , was a Spanish) Catalan (painter , sculptor , and ceramist born in Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain to the family of a Goldsmith and Watchmaker. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism , a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. In numerous interviews dating from the 1930 s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods and his desire to "kill", "murder", or "rape" them in favor of more contemporary means of expression[1]. Young Miró was drawn towards the arts community that was gathering in Montparnasse and in 1920 moved to Paris. There, under the influence of the poets and writers, he developed his unique style : organic forms and flattened picture planes drawn with a sharp line. Generally thought of as a Surrealist because of his interest in automatism and the use of sexual symbols (for example, ovoids with wavy lines emanating from them), Miró’s style was influenced in varying degrees by Surrealism and Dada , yet he rejected membership to any artistic movement in the interwar European years. André Breton , the founder of Surrealism, described him as "the most Surrealist of us all. " Miró confessed to creating one of his most famous works , Harlequin's Carnival , under similar circumstances:

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