The work of Joan Miro and how to incorporate his style into your living space

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This article will examine Joan Miró's art collection as well as his life as a famous Barcelona Surrealist and artist. His abstracted, biomorphic compositions, which seemed lively and vibrant, were what made him stand out. We'll start with examining his early years and the place of his birth before going at his educational background and future profession. Then, we'll talk about certain creative traits ascribed to several works in the Joan Miró art collection, significant exhibits, and a number of his paintings.

Joan Miró's birth and early years

He was a Spanish citizen who was born in Barcelona with the full name Joan Miró I Ferrà. His family has prior expertise in a variety of trades. His father, Miquel Miró I Adzerias, was a jeweler and watchmaker who also had a history in blacksmithing, and his mother, Dolors Ferrà I Orom, was a cabinet builder.

Education and Employment

From a young age, Joan Miró was active in the arts. At the age of seven, he began sketching. He went to school at Carrer del Regomir 13. At the age of 14, in 1907, he began his education at Valencia, Spain's La Llotja building's Escola Superior d'Arts Industrials I Belles Arts (The School of Industrial and Fine Arts) and the Escola de Comerç (The School of Commerce), at his parents' insistence.

Miró continued his education till 1910, the same year he began working as an accounts clerk at a pharmacy by the name of Dalmau I Oliveres. However, the artist soon quit his job as a clerk after experiencing a psychological breakdown as a result of the stress of his profession and studies. He gave up his commercial endeavors and focused all of his time on making art.

Miró resided in the community of Mont-Roig del Camp, where his family held the Mas Miró property, which they had acquired in 1911. His family also often came and stayed at this location as a vacation house, which was the ideal setting for him to heal following his mental breakdown.

ShaperoModern noted that both Mas Miró and Mont-Roig were important locations for Miró since they provided him with the inspiration and room to paint. It served as both the inspiration for many of his works and the setting for the development of his distinctive painting technique. He once said, "Mont-Roig instills a huge excitement in me and I paint like a crazy."

Learning the basics of art

From 1912 through 1915, Miró attended the Francesc Gal art school, often known as Escola d'Art. Here, the instructor taught the student many creative techniques, including how to sketch while being blindfolded. He also gained knowledge of numerous poets and painters, and he would continue to explore these artistic fields throughout his career.

In 1913, Miró further joined the Cercle Artstic de Sant Lluc ("Saint Lluc Artists' Circle"), a club for the arts founded in 1893. He used this as a platform to practice new creative techniques, including sketching, and to display his own work.

However, according to sources from the Fundació Joan Miró, a foundation established by Joan Miró in 1975, they were not acquainted personally. He also collaborated with the architect Antoni Gaud. Nevertheless, Gaud's aesthetic had a big impact on Miró.

Becoming a popular artist

A few famous individuals came to Miró's attention, notably his buddy Joan Prats, whom he met at La Llotja. Prat co-founded the Fundació Joan Miró and staged exhibits for several artists, including Miró. Josep Dalmau, a painter and specialist in painting conservation and restoration, was another significant contributor to Miró's creative achievement. Additionally, he was the owner of the Josep Dalmau gallery, where Joan Miró had his first solo show back in 1918.

Josep Dalmau, who also coordinated Miró's solo show at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921, also planned Miró's visit to Paris in 1920. He would eventually go to Paris and stay there for a time, returning to the farm only in the summer. He was cited in a piece on his life in Paris saying how, because of financial hardships related to living there, he would often get home without eating. He also claimed that he "seen things" and "jotted them down in a notebook." I saw patterns on the ceiling.

Miró encountered well-known artists while residing in Paris, including Tristan Tzara, Pablo Picasso, André Masson, and others from the Dada and Surrealist movements, the latter of which he became familiar with in 1924. According to reports, he was close acquaintances with André Breton, the co-founder of Surrealism.

Family life

Miró and his family—his wife Pilar Juncosa and daughter Dolores—had to stay in Paris because of the Spanish Civil War, but they ultimately escaped to Normandy in 1939 and then relocated to Mallorca in 1941.

Due to the war and what he and his family had to through, Miró went through a depressive episode at this time, and he also created his Constellations television series. This show made Miró feel better and distracted him from the "tragedy" he had gone through.

What is known about Joan Miró's work now is that it was independent of any particular trend or aesthetic style. He used a variety of mediums and was an expert at pushing the envelope to produce unique paintings, sculptures, and sketches, among other things. The fundamental aesthetic traits that characterized Miró's artistic career, or what is known as his oeuvre, are briefly discussed here.

Final words

In reality, Joan Miró was a multifaceted artist who passed away on Christmas Day in 1983. He had periods of despair, brought on by many events in his life, yet he still relied on his work to describe how he felt and saw the world. Throughout his career, he won several honors, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Barcelona in 1979.