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9783777424521 English 3777424528 Starting with the walls of his family's country estate in Montroig, Spanish painter Joan Mir贸 (1893-1983) became fascinated by the materiality and beauty of walls, a fascination that would continue throughout the course of his life. Walls, he would declare, were the point of departure for his paintings, which captured the material beauty of walls while paying intense attention to detail and poetic expressiveness. Exploring this central aspect of Mir贸's art, this beautifully illustrated publication presents his important wall paintings in the context of his complete works. Through a series of essays supplemented by 168 color images, Joan Mir贸 reveals that the wall was not merely the subject of depiction for the Spanish artist; its physical and haptic quality also inspired him to paint on materials such as whitewashed canvas, raw burlap, and sandpaper--materials that served his imagination and played their part in creating his visual universe. The book also illustrates how Mir贸's preference for elongated, extremely narrow formats reflects his exploration of the wall while simultaneously pointing to his later ceramic friezes, including the important "Oiseaux qui s'envolent" frieze. In addition, this volume pays extensive tribute to Mir贸's monumental triptychs for the first time, demonstrating their role in the development of his work. Accompanying an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Z眉rich in the fall of 2015, Joan Mir贸 provides a new perspective on the famous surrealist's life and oeuvre., The publication presents Joan Mir贸's (1893- 1983) mural art in the context of his life's work. Mir贸's ideas for large-scale mural art can be traced back to his works of the 1920s and the inspiration he drew from the bare walls of his family home in Montroig (Catalonia) and those of his studio in Paris. Mir贸 gave priority to simple and essential forms, and declared the wall to be the very essence of his imagery. With its imperfections, it became the starting point for pictures in which Mir贸 recorded its material beauty with meticulous attention to detail and great poetry. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, takes its cue from the Kunsthaus Z眉rich's mural Oiseaux qui s'envolent, which will be the subject of a long overdue evaluation. It includes texts by renowned Mir贸 scholars on his serial working practice, his ceramic production and mural works, together with unpublished material on the origins of his famous triptychs series., The publication presents Joan Mir贸s (1893 1983) mural art in the context of his lifes work. Mir贸s ideas for large-scale mural art can be traced back to his works of the 1920s and the inspiration he drew from the bare walls of his family home in Montroig (Catalonia) and those of his studio in Paris. Mir贸 gave priority to simple and essential forms, and declared the wall to be the very essence of his imagery. With its imperfections, it became the starting point for pictures in which Mir贸 recorded its material beauty with meticulous attention to detail and great poetry. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, takes its cue from the Kunsthaus Z眉richs mural Oiseaux qui s'envolent, which will be the subject of a long overdue evaluation. It includes texts by renowned Mir贸 scholars on his serial working practice, his ceramic production and mural works, together with unpublished material on the origins of his famous triptychs series.
9783777424521 English 3777424528 Starting with the walls of his family's country estate in Montroig, Spanish painter Joan Mir贸 (1893-1983) became fascinated by the materiality and beauty of walls, a fascination that would continue throughout the course of his life. Walls, he would declare, were the point of departure for his paintings, which captured the material beauty of walls while paying intense attention to detail and poetic expressiveness. Exploring this central aspect of Mir贸's art, this beautifully illustrated publication presents his important wall paintings in the context of his complete works. Through a series of essays supplemented by 168 color images, Joan Mir贸 reveals that the wall was not merely the subject of depiction for the Spanish artist; its physical and haptic quality also inspired him to paint on materials such as whitewashed canvas, raw burlap, and sandpaper--materials that served his imagination and played their part in creating his visual universe. The book also illustrates how Mir贸's preference for elongated, extremely narrow formats reflects his exploration of the wall while simultaneously pointing to his later ceramic friezes, including the important "Oiseaux qui s'envolent" frieze. In addition, this volume pays extensive tribute to Mir贸's monumental triptychs for the first time, demonstrating their role in the development of his work. Accompanying an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Z眉rich in the fall of 2015, Joan Mir贸 provides a new perspective on the famous surrealist's life and oeuvre., The publication presents Joan Mir贸's (1893- 1983) mural art in the context of his life's work. Mir贸's ideas for large-scale mural art can be traced back to his works of the 1920s and the inspiration he drew from the bare walls of his family home in Montroig (Catalonia) and those of his studio in Paris. Mir贸 gave priority to simple and essential forms, and declared the wall to be the very essence of his imagery. With its imperfections, it became the starting point for pictures in which Mir贸 recorded its material beauty with meticulous attention to detail and great poetry. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, takes its cue from the Kunsthaus Z眉rich's mural Oiseaux qui s'envolent, which will be the subject of a long overdue evaluation. It includes texts by renowned Mir贸 scholars on his serial working practice, his ceramic production and mural works, together with unpublished material on the origins of his famous triptychs series., The publication presents Joan Mir贸s (1893 1983) mural art in the context of his lifes work. Mir贸s ideas for large-scale mural art can be traced back to his works of the 1920s and the inspiration he drew from the bare walls of his family home in Montroig (Catalonia) and those of his studio in Paris. Mir贸 gave priority to simple and essential forms, and declared the wall to be the very essence of his imagery. With its imperfections, it became the starting point for pictures in which Mir贸 recorded its material beauty with meticulous attention to detail and great poetry. This book, and the exhibition it accompanies, takes its cue from the Kunsthaus Z眉richs mural Oiseaux qui s'envolent, which will be the subject of a long overdue evaluation. It includes texts by renowned Mir贸 scholars on his serial working practice, his ceramic production and mural works, together with unpublished material on the origins of his famous triptychs series.