Bibliograph

Miró, from earth to sky, edited by Gisela Fischer and Jean-Louis Prat ; with contributions by Gisela Fischer, Joan Miró, Jean-Louis Prat and Joan Punyet Miró

Type

Label

Miró, from earth to sky, edited by Gisela Fischer and Jean-Louis Prat ; with contributions by Gisela Fischer, Joan Miró, Jean-Louis Prat and Joan Punyet Miró

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Miró

Nature of contents

catalogsbibliography

Oclc number

880462256

Responsibility statement

edited by Gisela Fischer and Jean-Louis Prat ; with contributions by Gisela Fischer, Joan Miró, Jean-Louis Prat and Joan Punyet Miró

Sub title

from earth to sky

Summary

Known for his spontaneous and imaginative interpretation of the world around him, Joan Miro is one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. His carefree, almost childlike works are at once universal and magical. This beautiful collection of works is arranged chronologically, allowing readers to appreciate the evolution of Miro's themes based on his observation of nature and its transformation in his symbolic language. Each chapter opens with an introductory text and features full-colour illustrations. From his earliest, more figurative works such as Vegetable Garden with Donkey and The Church and Village at Mont-Roig, to more abstract works such as Catalan Peasant with a Guitar and Woman, Bird, Stars, the full range of Miro's oeuvre is on display. Readers will understand how Miro incorporated images of moons, stars, comets, birds, and women into his art, while appreciating his poetic interpretation of these familiar objects. Essays by Miro scholars as well as a text by the artist himself round out this celebration of a painter, sculptor, and draughtsman whose unwavering delight in ordinary objects is both infectious and inspiring. Exhibition, Albertina Museum, Vienna, 12th September 2014-8210; 11th January 2015

Table Of Contents

Preface / Klaus Albrecht Schröder -- From earth to sky / Jean-Louis Prat -- Perfect emptiness / Gisela Fischer -- Miró and music / Joan Punyet Miró -- "I work like a gardener" / Joan Miró -- Catalogue : Slow understanding ..., 1893-1919 -- A decisive place, a decisive moment, 1920-1925 -- Make my work emerge naturally, 1926-1933 -- The inner drama of the creator, 1934-1938 -- A deep desire to escape, 1939-1944 -- Entering a new world ... a world apart, 1945-1960 -- A universal act, 1960-1983 -- Chronology

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Creator