Joan Miro was a Spanish artist born in 1893 in Barcelona. He was influenced by Catalan folk art, Cubism, and Fauvism. Miro's art is characterized by its use of bright colors, random shapes, and black outlines to make objects stand out. Some of his most famous works include Ciurana, The Path from 1917 and Blue I from 1962.

1. Joan Miro Artist Project By Carter Lofblad

2. Vital Statistics Spanish Born in Barcelona, Spain Male Born 1893, Died 1983 White

3. Personal Background Son of successful goldsmith and jewelry maker Grew up in Barcelona, Spain Went to business school at 14 Met Picasso in 1920

4. Key Historical Events experimented with Fauvism, and Cubism Joined surrealist group in 1924 Became friends with many Catalan artists

5. Influence of the Art World Inspired by Catalan Folk Art, Cubism, and Fauvism Began using dark, black lines to Outline objects after visiting a Catalan church

6. Stylistic Traits Use of bright colors Uses shapes “Random” Pictures Uses black to make things stand out

7. Stylistic Traits Example Art #1 Ciurana, The Path - 1917 Colorful Shapes Black Outline

8. Stylistic Traits Example Art #2 Blue I - 1962 Shapes Random Colorful

9. Stylistic Traits Example Art #3 Catalan Landscape, The Hunter - 1923 Shapes Random Catalan inspired

10. Stylistic Traits Example Art #4 Ciurana, The Path - 1917 Colorful Shapes Black Outlines Landscape

11. My Original Art Hills of Color, - 2010

12. Conclusion Overall, Joan Miro is a very unique artist, with multiple traits that make his art special. He was influenced by Catalan art, Fauvism, Cubism, and Picasso His art is colorful, random, and usually consists of shapes, separated by black outlines