A major figure of the 20th century, Joan Miró was a Catalan painter, sculptor, engraver, and ceramist celebrated for combining abstract art with Surrealism. Known for his interest in the subconscious mind, which is reflected in his playful style, Miró explored it through a variety of techniques and materials. After starting a business studies curriculum, he entered the Art School run by the baroque architect Francisco Galli, Barcelona, in 1911 and decided to pursue an artistic career. Miró settled in Paris in the early 1920s where he shortly explored realism and a detailed calligraphic style. Then his work became more dreamlike and Surrealism but without ever formally joining this movement. Instead, he created a magical and sometimes fantastic universe with a style free of cubism in which he uses strange symbols and geometric forms to translate his imagination on the medium. His works are in the most prominent collections around the world including Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona; the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London among others.
A major figure of the 20th century, Joan Miró was a Catalan painter, sculptor, engraver, and ceramist celebrated for combining abstract art with Surrealism. Known for his interest in the subconscious mind, which is reflected in his playful style, Miró explored it through a variety of techniques and materials. After starting a business studies curriculum, he entered the Art School run by the baroque architect Francisco Galli, Barcelona, in 1911 and decided to pursue an artistic career. Miró settled in Paris in the early 1920s where he shortly explored realism and a detailed calligraphic style. Then his work became more dreamlike and Surrealism but without ever formally joining this movement. Instead, he created a magical and sometimes fantastic universe with a style free of cubism in which he uses strange symbols and geometric forms to translate his imagination on the medium. His works are in the most prominent collections around the world including Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona; the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London among others.