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Joan Miro Paintings: 1933-1968
Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was aSpanish (Catalan) painter, sculptor, andceramistborn inBarcelona, Catalonia, Spainto the family of aGoldsmithandWatchmaker. His work has been interpreted asSurrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. In numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods and his desire to "kill", "murder", or "rape" them in favor of more contemporary means of expression.[1] Young Miró was drawn towards the arts community that was gathering inMontparnasseand in 1920 moved toParis. There, under the influence of the poets and writers, he developed his unique style: organicforms and flattened picture planes drawn with a sharp line. Generally thought of as a Surrealist because of his interest inautomatismand the use of sexual symbols (for example, ovoids with wavy lines emanating from them), Miró’s style was influenced in varying degrees by Surrealism andDada, yet he rejected membership to any artistic movement in the interwar European years. André Breton, the founder of Surrealism, described him as "the most Surrealist of us all." Miró confessed to creating one of his most famous works, Harlequin's Carnival, under similar circumstances:
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