Joan Miró was a Spanish artist born in 1893 in Barcelona. He had an early passion for art and studied painting in Barcelona and Paris. His early works were influenced by Fauvism and Cubism but he developed a signature surrealist style using vivid colors, shapes, and figures. Some of his most famous works include Harlequin's Carnival and murals for the UNESCO building in Paris. Miró donated his art to the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona and helped establish the foundation to promote the study of modern art.

1. A SPANISH ARTIST: JOAN MIRÓ
Born: April 20, 1893 - Barcelona, Spain
Died: December 25, 1983 - Palma De Mallorca, Spain

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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 his
mother a 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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In 1945, UNESCO was created
in order to respond to the firm
belief of nations, forged by two
world wars in less than a
generation, that political &
economic agreements are not
enough to build a lasting peace.
It is in the minds of men and
women that the defenses of
peace & the conditions for
sustainable development must
be built.
Miró is closely identified with UNESCO.

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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
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU3pMuMq1bw
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.theartstory.org/artist-miro-joan.htm
http://www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org/?idioma=2
http://totallyhistory.com/joan-miro/
http://www.diputaciodetarragona.cat/mamt/
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/miro/flashsite/
PRONUCIATION

27. • Art History Quiz https://create.kahoot.it/?_ga=1.157020539.119147389.1446059832&deviceId=8c74d5e8-
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• In-Spanish Quiz
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Kahoot!

28. Group Mural Project
• Students are
introduced to
abstract genre of
music and sounds
• Students create
abstract mural
while listening
• INSPIRED
FREATIVITY
Crafts/Exploring Music
CLASS MURAL