Joan Miro Analysis

I recently went to the Ulrich Art Museum on the Wichita State Campus. This museum had many works of the Spanish painter Joan Miro, who lived from 1893-1983. Living through major events, such as World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II could have affected the interpretations of his artwork in that era. His modern artwork uses an abstractness that causes the viewer to have their own interpretation on the work, so it might be drastically different than his intentions. I have chosen to analyze two of his paintings that he painted in the early-to-mid 1900’s. These two artworks I have chosen stood out to me as it caught my eye, and caused me to think in a different way that I’ve never thought before. The first artwork that caught my eye was the Peintures Murales, which he painted in 1968, …show more content…
This artwork caught my eye because it was different than the rest of his oeuvre. The differences in this painting was the absolute lack of colors, which is not like the regular Miro who uses a colorful palette in most of his paintings. The only real use of color is the pinkish outline of the whole painting. He is said to use automatism while painting this, meaning that he painted it by uses his subconscious as a guide. The painting contains many non-distinct symbols painted in white with a black background. He also uses a pink circle to tie in the whole painting together. He repeats the use of ovals in his symbols, and he uses the high black-white contrast to make the symbols pop. There seems to be no rhythm in the painting, but he uses great background contrast. In this painting, I personally see the rooftops of an urban city at night. The painting seems to radiate a chaotic feel to it, but at the same time a sense of simplicity. This use of two drastically different feelings gave my mind an exercise while trying to comprehend the