Book Description
This book showcases the talent and work of one of the great artists of the twentieth century. Born in Spain, Joan Miró was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement. This monograph includes a concise overview of the artist's life and career. This book not only details his pictorial output but also looks at the artist's incursions into areas as diverse as graphic work, ceramics, sculpture, tapestry, and theatre.
Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish (translation)
About the Author
Rosa María Malet, director of the Fundació Joan Miró since 1980, graduated in philosophy and letters from the Central University of Barcelona. Her special subject was history
of art. She has mounted numerous exhibitions and has produced many publications and
catalogs on Joan Miró. She is a member of the leading Spanish and international art associations.
Joan Miro FROM THE PUBLISHER
Joan Miro did not paint dreams but instead, through his works, provided the spectator with certain elements so that he would be the one that dreamed. Miro never worked under the influence of hypnosis, drugs or alcohol. His life, like his painting, was always methodical and ordered. Nevertheless, his artistic personality and the way he represented on canvas what inspiration dictated to him led Andre Breton to exclaim, "Miro is the most surrealist of us all!"
This book not only details his pictorial output but also looks at the artist's incursions into areas as diverse as graphic work, ceramics, sculpture, tapestry, and theatre. A creative force in the plastic field who felt an equal passion for the word, for the most daring poetic plays, a lover of objects, and the bare truth of materials, Miro always revealed himself as an oneiric artist, a seeker after the constellations that inspired some of his finest works.
Art & Photography
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