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Drawn to the artistic community gathering in Montparnasse, in 1920 he moved to Paris, where, under the influence of Surrealist poets and writers he developed his unique style. His surrealist works are considered amongst the most original of the 20th century.
In 1926, he collaborated with Max Ernst on designs for Sergei Diaghilev. With Miró's help, Max Ernst pioneered grattage in which he troweled pigment from his canvases.
Miró married Pilar Juncosa in Palma de Mallorca on October 12October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). There are 80 days remaining. Events 1492 Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia. 1609 " Thr, 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu.
One of the most radical of surrealist theorists (the founder of surrealismSurrealism is a movement for the liberation of the mind that emphasizes the critical and imaginative powers of the unconscious. Often misinterpreted as an artistic movement, it has transformed visual art, writing, film, music, and political thought, not t, André BretonAndre Breton ( February 18, 1896 September 28, 1966) was a French poet and author whose writings include the Surrealist Manifesto of 1924 in which he defined surrealism as pure psychic automatism. Born at Tinchebray ( Orne) in Normandy, he joined the Dada, would describe Miró as "the most surrealist of us all"), Miró expressed his contempt for painting (at least as conventionally thought of) and his desire to "murder" and "assassinate" it in favor of new means of expression, in numerous writings and interviews from the 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc on.
Shuzo Takiguchi published the first monography on Miró in 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F.Joan Miró won the 1954Events January events January 14 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya January 20 The Nati Venice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale (Italian: Biennale di Venezia is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes places once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. History The very first Biennale was held in 1895; during the first ed printmaking prize.
In his final decades Miró accelerated his work in different media, producing for instance hundreds of ceramics, including the Wall of the Moon and Wall of the Sun at the UNESCO building in Paris. He would also do temporary window paintings (on glass) for an exhibit.
In the last years of his life Miró wrote his most radical and least-known ideas, exploring the possibilities of gas sculpture and four dimensional painting.
Joan Miró died in Mallorca, Spain, and was interred in the Montjuic cemetery in Barcelona.
Today, his paintings sell between US$250,000 and US$8 million. Many of his works are exhibited in the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona.
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