He produced several automated drawings, as well as papiers collés, lithographs, etchings and sculptures from Surrealist inspiration which incorporated stones and found objects. One of Miró’s continued concerns was the exploration of the mind through unorthodox approaches to artistic expression, which materialised in his use of different techniques and aesthetics.
In this decade he produced influential paintings such as ‘The Tilled Field’ (1923-24), in which memories of his childhood home in rural Catalonia merge with dreams and symbols, becoming a warm and intimate projection of the artist’s mind.
After his first trip to Paris in 1919, in which he met Picasso, his works steered more clearly towards Cubism, incorporating frontal, geometric patterns into his colourful, expressive style.ĭuring the 1920s, Miró’s practice veered closer to that of Surrealist and avant-garde artists, notably Dalí, Magritte, Klee, Kandinsky and Arp. Initially close to Fauvist aesthetics, his early paintings were also inspired by Post-Impressionist artists such as van Gogh and Cézanne. Constantly referencing the subconscious and the oneiric through his signature geometric and abstract shapes, Miró’s art has been associated with diverse movements such as Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.īorn in 1893 in Barcelona, Miró attended La Lonja’s Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales y Bellas Artes from the age of 14. The works of celebrated twentieth-century artist Joan Miró are known for their intricate graphic experimentations, their warm, vibrant colours and their combinations of symbols and biomorphic forms.
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