Joan Miro

I first became interested in Joan Miro while searching for cubist inspiration, I came across his work from the 1920's and admired it resulting in me getting a book from the library on him to do some research.

It is clear to see Miro's influence from Dada and surrealism, expressionism and abstraction.

Miro's 'Kerosene lamp' (1924) Is a progression throughout this art movement which he found interesting, the image is made from charcoal and crayon and is very simple yet the use of lines and shading are very effective, as shown below.

Although inspired by a simple art movement which was obsessed with ready made and simple pieces; it is very obvious in the work of Miro that he was interested in creating his own creatures and abstract figures from lines, "I apply colours like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music" a lot of his later work is very free flowing and this quote is very valid in his work, its almost like you can feel the mood of how he was using his brush strokes or charcoal through the movement of his work.

Taking the this piece of work into account it has inspired me by reminding me that acrylics and markers aren't the only materials used when dealing with shapes and forms, it convinced me to experiment with water colours and to be more fluid with my work.

The wavy lines were the first aspect to catch my eye; all of my work so far has been very sharp and precise but I was taught that abstraction is not only in sharp shapes but can be through very expressive movements of the artist creating energetic and softer shapes.