Juan Miró (1893-1983)

Born in Catalonia, Spain, Miró identified with the quiet local traditions and radiant heritage, painting numerous delicate Fauvist landscapes and figures before 1924. Then, influenced by Surrealism, he developed a unique style. This style is full of spontaneous expression, arbitrary invention, and transcendence of form, using strong colors and childlike yet meticulously calculated calligraphic symbols to achieve a dreamlike, dreamlike quality, pursuing absolute poetic beauty.

Like a “worker,” he not only created many paintings but also numerous prints, ceramics, sculptures, and textiles. Having won a major award at the Vienna Biennale, he was invited to join the Van Gogh Art Furniture Club. He brought with him a large white sculpture of “The Sun” and some paintings: “Monloy Village and Church” (1919), “For David Finn & Miró” (1964) hanging on the wall, behind him “Self-Portrait” (1917) and “The Poet” (1940) with stars outside the window, while he, dressed in white, was working at the printmaking table like a “worker”.