Joan Miro

Joan Miró – Surrealism / Pictorial Poetry
Full Name: Joan Miró i Ferrà

Nationality: Spanish

Art Movement: Surrealism, Abstraction

Training: Escuela de la Lonja, Barcelona

Style: Painting, sculpture, ceramics; poetic and dreamlike works
Artistic Journey

Joan Miró began his artistic training in Barcelona, influenced by Post-Impressionism and Cubism. In the 1920s, he joined the Surrealist movement in Paris and developed a unique visual language composed of organic forms, signs, and vivid colors, blending abstraction and figuration. He also explored sculpture, ceramics, and works on paper, collaborating with other Surrealist artists. His career was marked by a constant search for visual poetry, creative freedom, and a universal language capable of transcending simple representation.
Major Works
The Farm (1921–1922): A poetic depiction of the family farm, blending realism and childlike naïveté.
Harlequin’s Carnival (1924–1925): Colorful, biomorphic figures inspired by dreams and play.
The Birth of the World (1925): An abstract composition evoking a poetic cosmos.
Blue II (1961): A monochrome canvas exploring the purity of color and space.
Constellations (1940–1941): A poetic series inspired by stars and the night sky.
Personnage (1974–1975): A bronze sculpture stylizing the human form.
Dona i Ocell (1983): A monumental sculpture representing a woman and a bird in abstract form.
Style and Influences
Poetic symbols: stars, birds, women, moons
Bright colors and organic shapes
Influences: Cézanne, Picasso, Dadaism, Catalan folk art
Recognition and Legacy
Museums: Joan Miró Museum (Barcelona), Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró (Palma de Mallorca)
Collections: MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London)
A major figure in 20th-century Surrealism and abstraction
Quote

"I work like a gardener."