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Joan Miro Born in April 20,
1893 in Barcelona Worked hard to
become an artist Had an amazing
imagination Helped change the
art world
Miro’s Family His father was a business man and did not
want Joan to do something silly like be an artist, it didn’t pay enough
Joan went to art school when he was 14 His parents made him go to a regular
school and learn how to be an accountant He only lasted a year and when back to art
school at 19
A New Artist Miro went to
Paris very soon after
He met many important artists there at the time like Picasso, and Matisse
They inspired
Abstract Art Abstract Art was
just beginning then in Paris
Abstract means the artist paints or sculpts an impression or what he feels or imagines, not exactly what he sees
Abstract Color
Abstract Shape
Surrealism Means “Beyond what is real” Not concerned with what the artist sees
around them, but what the imagination tells them
Tried to get in touch with the “Unconcious” part of the brain
Were inspired by dreams and imagination
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