joan miro

Joan Miro

Spanish Surrealist Painter and Sculptor

Who is Joan Miro?O Joan Miro was

born in Barcelona, Spain in 1893.

O In 1920 he moved to Paris where his artwork was influenced by poets and writers.

What kind of artwork did he make?

O His style is described as surreal.

O He was influenced by cubism and expressionism. He painted what he felt, using a lot of lines and color.

What are we doing today?

O We will look at some more of Miro’s artwork and create self-portraits using line and color!

O Let’s check out some of the people Miro has painted and think about how we can make ours!

How can you tell it’s a person?

• It’s abstract!

• He uses lines and colors to make this look like a

person.

How about this guy?

• He looks kind of goofy, but it still looks like a

person!• How would you make

one of these?

Woah! Look at that!

• It doesn’t have a face, but it has a body that

looks human.

There are multiple figures in

this one!

• Miro created this painting of a woman and

a cat. • He used lots of lines and

bright colors!

Even more abstract!

• This one only has some human features.

• There are so many possibilities of what you

can do!

Wait a second… this isn’t a

person!

• No, it’s not. This is a picture of a dog, but you already knew that, didn’t

you?• How could we tell what it

was?

Another animal!

• What kind of crazy animal is this?

• How does Miro use line and color?

What are you going to create?

O Make a self-portait influenced by Miro!

O Start with pencil, using line and when you’re done, trace in permanent marker!

O Make boxes or separate areas so you know where color will go!

O Then we will paint with watercolor!