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The lark’s wing ringed in the blue of gold meets<br />
the heart of the poppy asleep on the field<br />
studded with diamonds, 1967 Oil on canvas. 195 x 130 cm<br />
JOAN MIRÓ (1893 – 1983)<br />
Many of the works on display at the Miró foundation belong on this list. So why this<br />
one? Because few express so perfectly the artist’s desire to ‘achieve the maximum<br />
intensity with the minimum means’. In his later period, Miró painted enormous<br />
canvases, stripping down and simplifying his style, intensifying his use of colour, and<br />
condensing his personal visual language. As always with Miró, the subject of the painting<br />
is not represented literally: instead it is suggested by a constellation of symbols.<br />
The landscape genre provided a framework for many of Miró’s works, but in this case<br />
the format is vertical rather than horizontal, almost suggesting a bird’s-eye view.<br />
FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ<br />
On loan from Gallery K.AG.<br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Time Out BCN Guide 9
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