Joan Miro

Joan Miro was a Spanish artist that masterfully created surreal pieces that seemed to channel his inner imagination. Similar to the painting above, most of Miro's pieces reflect elements of surrealism that are childlike and playful; they feature bright colors and appear to be similar to a child's sketchbook. I chose these two pieces because of their playful aura. In the sculpture titled Personnage, conceived in 1970, Miro created a whimsical monster character that has a long oval head with two big eyes. I thought that his painting titled Tbe Sun Eater, done in 1955, featured the same aspects of his sculpture and maybe even inspired him to bring this painting into the world of three dimensional art.