Have you ever heard of anything more stupid than 'abstracti… - Joan Miró

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Have you ever heard of anything more stupid than 'abstraction-abstraction'? and they ask me into their deserted house [probably Miro meant the group 'Abstraction-Création', founded by a. o. Jean Arp and André Breton; both coined Miro's art in 1931 as 'mobile' and 'stabile'] as if the marks I put on a canvas did not correspond to a concrete representation of my mind, did not possess a profound reality, were not a part of the real itself.

Joan Miró

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About Joan Miró

Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, Spain. His work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan and Spanish pride.

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Pen Names: Miro, Joan, la ferra

Native Name: Joan Miró i Ferrà

Alternative Names: Joan Miró Ferra • Joan Miro • Joán Miró • Miluo • Joan Miró Ferrà • Joan Miro i Ferra • Joan Miro Ferra • Miro • Jean Miró

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