By: Cassidy Reno 2 nd hour Humanities

 Born April 20, 1893 in Barcelona, Spain Died Dec. 25, 1893 (at age 90) in Palma, Majorca, Spain  Father, Miguel, was a gold smith and watch maker  Grandfathers were cabinet makers and blacksmiths.  Joan showed a strong passion for art at an early age, he did not excel otherwise in academics.

 Miró pursued art-making and studied landscape and decorative art at the School of Industrial and Fine Arts (the Llotja) in Barcelona.  At his parents requests, Miró began to attend the School of Commerce from  His short business schooling years instilled hard working ethics but pushed him away from the business world.  “nervous breakdown” caused him to drop out of the school and focus on his art.

 In 1912 Miró enrolled in an art academy in Barcelona  Taught Miró about modern art movements in Western Europe  Miró was also encouraged to go out into the countryside in the midst of the landscapes he wished to paint and to study the artistic practices of his contemporaries.  Between 1912 and 1920, Miró painted still-life's, nudes, and landscapes.  Style during this period in his early career has been referred to as "poetic realism."

Oil on cardboard Shows a subtle tendency towards Fauvism. Movement in French painting that revolutionized the concept of color in modern art.

 In 1919, Miró moved to Paris to continue his artistic development.  His life was difficult due to financial hardships.  Met Pablo Picasso  Divided his time between Paris and Montroig, Spain  He associated with the poets Max Jacob, Pierre Reverdy, and Tristan Tzara.  Participated in dada activities  Miró received early encouragement from the dealer José Dalmau.  Organized Miró’s first solo show in Paris, at the Galerie la Licorne in 1921.

 In 1924 Miró joined the Surrealist group.  His solo show at the Galerie Pierre, Paris, in 1925 was a major Surrealist event.  Painted fantastic and bizarre interpretations of his dreams.

The White Glove 1925; oil on canvas Selection of the elements and their balanced arrangement on an undefined background place them on a more general level, representing ideas rather than concrete objects.

 Miró married Pilar Juncosa Iglesias in  She gave birth to their only daughter, María Dolors, in 1931.

 In 1934, Miró's art began to be exhibited in both France and the United States.  He was still residing in Paris when war broke out in Europe.  1941 Miró was forced to flee to Mallorca with his family  Warfare and political tension were prominent themes in his art during this period  His canvases became increasingly grotesque and brutal.

Gouache, oil and pastel on paper. A method of painting using opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a glue-like substance. Miró felt a need to escape from the surrounding reality.

 In the 1950s, Miró began dividing his time between Spain and France.  By the mid-1950s, Miró had begun working on a much larger scale, both on canvas and in ceramics.  In 1959, Miró along with Salvador Dalí, Enrique Tabara, and Eugenio Granell participated in Homage to Surrealism  Exhibition in Spain organized by Andre Breton  During the 1960s he continued to break away from his own patterns, in some instances revisiting and reinterpreting some of his older works.  His later work is recognized as more mature, distilled, and refined in terms of form.

Painted in oil/pencil Demonstrates that Miro thought of himself as an ever changing and evolving person that had a very humble opinion of himself.

 As Miró aged, he continued to receive many awards and public commissions.  In 1974, he was commissioned to create a tapestry for New York's World Trade Center.  He received an honorary degree from the University of Barcelona in  Miró died at his home in 1983, a year after completing Woman and Bird.  Heart disease

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