Joan Miró was a Spanish artist born in 1893 in Barcelona. He was influenced by Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism in his early work. In the 1920s he met Picasso in Paris and began developing his signature abstract style using shapes, colors, and figures. Some of his most famous works from this period include Harlequin's Carnival. Miró continued experimenting with abstract styles throughout his career while also creating murals and public art installations. He donated many of his paintings, sculptures, and drawings to the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona to promote the study of modern art.

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WATCH SOME VIDEOS AND LEARN ABOUT COLOURS,
SHAPES AND FIGURES MIRÓ USED TO WORK ON.

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• Joan Miró was born April 20,
1893 in Barcelona, Spain. His
dad was a gold smith and watch
maker. Joan had an early
passion for art, and took
drawing classes while at primary
school. As for his other classes
though, he did rather poorly. Art
was the only thing he excelled
at. In 1907, he enrolled at
School of Industrial and Fine
Arts in Barcelona, the Lonja, and
stayed there until 1910.

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• In 1912 while recovering
from typhoid, he decided to
be a painter. He spent three
years at a school run by
Francesco Galí, and studied
art at the Cercle Artístic de
Sant Lluc. He had his first
solo exhibition in 1918 at the
Daluma Galleries. All the art
in the show was influenced
by Fauvism, Cubism, folk-
Catalan art, and Roman
Frescoes; his work at this
point combines many types
of art, but it does not look
anything like his mature
work.

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• He traveled to Paris and
met Picasso in 1920.
Miró considered it an
honor to meet one of his
favorite painters.
Harlequin’s Carnival,
1925, is really confusing.
It has a bunch of toys
and imaginary things all
over the canvas, making
it look like a kid’s mind.
This piece represents
what his mature work
would resemble.
HARLEQUIN’S CARNIVAL, 1925

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• In 1929, Miró married
Pilar Juncosa, and they
had a daughter, Dolores
on July 17, 1931. Soon
after, the Spanish Civil
War broke out, so they
moved to Paris. They
moved back to Spain in
1940. During the time in
Spain though, his art
started showing
Surrealism.
• Composition, made in
1933, a fantasy dream-
like state. It has the
influence of Henri
Matisse in the lines,
shapes and colours.
COMPOSITION, 1933

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• During the late 50’s,
Joan focused on
public art projects
like murals. The
most famous is the
Wall of the Moon
and Wall of the Sun,
made from 1957 to
1958, at the
UNESCO building in
Paris. The murals
are made on
ceramic.

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• Wall of the moon,Wall of the sun.UNESCO,
PARIS 1957

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http://www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org/?idioma=2FUNDACIÓ MIRÓ

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In 1972, he created The Joan Miró foundation, Centre for Study of
Contemporary Art, in Barcelona, and he donated all his art to this place:
240 paintings, 175 sculptures, nine textiles, four ceramics, and 8,000
drawings

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• MURALS AND CERAMICS

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Wilhem-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, GERMANY
PRAT AIRPORT, BARCELONA

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• TAPESTRY: Click on the link and make a
puzzle:http://fundaciomiro-bcn.org/fjm/playmiro/PlayMiro.html?idioma=2&retorn=1

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• Joan Miró, the most universal Catalan artist, was
commissioned to create a tapestry from which an
emblem could be taken.In 1980 the star and its
colour became the symbol of ”La Caixa”

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The World Trade Center Tapestry of Joan Miró (1997)

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PAINTINGS LA LEÇON DE SKI

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PAINTING BIRD

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WORD TRADE CENTER TAPESTRY SKETCH

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• SCULPTURES
OBJECT-
FUNDACIÓ
JOAN MIRÓ
BIRD

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MOONBIRD

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SCULPTURE. CHICAGO-ILLINOIS-USA
LA DEFENSE-PARIS-FRANCE

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FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ- MONTJUIC

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• CUOTES

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• VIDEOS
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDWPOkrJ0B8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYLZQFOD1BE
• GAMES
http://fundaciomiro-bcn.org/fjm/playmiro/PlayMiro.html?idioma=2&retorn=1
http://sae.altanet.org/houmuni/web/mamt/jocs/miro/es_index.php
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=0ba1e4df08d1
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=26972451ed0e
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2ecca369d874
• FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org/?idioma=2
http://totallyhistory.com/joan-miro/
http://www.diputaciodetarragona.cat/mamt/
By Daniela Martínez Somoza. March, 2015