Joan Miro, Barcelona

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Joan Miro, another well known Barcelona artist, has contributed to the "feel" of Barcelona and you will find his works everywhere. In the photos here you can see first of all the tile mosaic that is found imbedded in the sidewalk of Rambla Street, difficult to see in its entirety since it is usually covered by many pedestrian feet. Keep an eye out for Miro's signature.
Second is the Joan Miro Park, just a short walk from the Espanya Metro Station, the huge brightly hued statue 'Dona i Ocell' (woman and bird) in the middle acting like a local beacon.
Also in the city hall you will find his work, like the one shown last here. It reminded me that I was in city hall where they tax you until it feels as if your heart and stomach have been cut out (as in the statue).

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Joa Miro (1893 – 1983) was a famous Catalonian modernism artist. Most of his time he spent in Majorca island despite of F. Franco politics. His art is surrealism with Catalonian features (vivid colors, unusual forms).

In 1975, just after Spain got democratic form of politics building of Fundacio Joa Miro was constructed. It is a part of Barcelona’s contemporary art centre. If you go to balcony of building you could see nice panorama of Barcelona with National museum of Art.

OK, my headline reads "Don't forget your camera", because that is exactly what I did. I took the funicular to Montjuic and on my way there I realized that my digital camera wasn't in my purse anymore. I kind of freaked out the entire time on my way there thinking that my camera w/ my pictures from the past several days had been stolen. I decided to reason myself out of it so even if it were stolen I could enjoy the Juan Miro museum which is the reason I went to Montjuic in the first place.

The museum itself I thought represented a good number of his works and his range. I rather enjoyed the outdoor pieces and there happened to be another exhibit by an American artist while I was there. It was a pretty large exhibit, I thought.

What happened to my camera? After I went back to my hotel I realized I had just left it on the dresser!

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Miro is a unique artist with his style. So it is easy for me to recognize his works. We spare a day trip to Montjuic to see his museum.
It is a nice white building with some flowers in the front. Also there is an almond tree at the entrance with many fresh almonds. I could hardly keep myself from picking them.
You can see many works of Miro, including his sketches. And also there is an exhibiton of strange sculptures. I liked some of them.

I admire the element mercury since I was a child. I've seen it in a since class at school and I amazed by its nearly perfect sphere drops. They were shiny and were running to each other if they were close enough.
When I was in this museum, my memories are came back and I stood there for a while. I watched how this heavy element flowing. Its wrinkled curves were not similar to anything else. If it was not prohibited to take pictures, I would record a video of the fountain.
It is a modern sculpture of Alexander Calder, designed for 1937 World Exhibition in Paris. It was a memorial for the siege of Almadén. And it is displaying here now.

The Fundació Miró was founded by the artist Joan Miró as a centre for study and experimentation in contemporary art. Although I am a bit sceptical about some modern art, especially of the unmade bed variety, I found this interesting, particularly the mercury fountain. My husband, who is even more sceptical than I, declared that one or two of the exhibits were ‘a load of old nonsense’ but even he was impressed by some of the works on display.

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The Fundacio Joan Miro is a very pretty museum housed in a modern white building with wonderful views of Barcelona below. It houses an extensive collection of Miro art (he was a Catalan artist) plus works by other modern artists such as Alexander Calder. A new extension has current exhibits which are included in the price of admission. I was very impressed with the giftshop and the unusual postcards available as well as worthwhile gift items. I started my tour of Barcelona at this stop, and it really made me anxious to see much more of the city.

Dona i Ocell (Woman and bird) was created by Joan Miro who was one of the most famous Catalan Artists. This sculpture is quite typical for his works and also woman and bird is the theme he used a lot, both for sculptures and paintings.
In his museum (La Fundacion Miro) in Montjuic you can find some of his amazing works and it´s definitelly worth seeing.

Fundacio Miro is an amazing collection of Miro's most famous works including sculpture! The temporary exhibitions are also always very good they have included such artists as Picasso, Raushenburg (etc..). The museum is open Tues-Sunday 10.00-19.00 and on thursday 10.00-21.30. Ticket prices 7.50 and 4 for temporary exhibitions

enjoy =)