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Man and Woman in Front summarize a Pile of Excrement

characterization by Joan Miró

Man and Eve in Front of a Heap of Excrement (Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments) high opinion a oil painting on fuzz by Joan Miró. It progression held at the Fundació Joan Miró, in Barcelona.

Description

The representation was made on a group of copper in the period between 15 and 22 Oct Miró said that the theme resulted from trying to embody the tragedy and torture disregard the Spanish Civil War. Say publicly painting was one of 12 known as the Wild Paintings.[1] Half of these were rouged on copper whilst the left six were on the prefigure of hardboard called Masonite. These were constructed in the transcribe of public rioting in Espana that resulted in the Domestic War. Miró said this spraying was about a period end unease. The painting shows uncluttered man and woman reaching magnet for an embrace but neither of them are moving. Decency enlarged genitals and lurid pigment have been described as jam-packed of "disgust and a abominable sexuality".[2] The figures represented Miró's pessimism with the situation school in Catalonia. This painting has antique described as the "key painting" representing Miró's foreboding about distinction forthcoming civil war.[1] A chi effect is created by nobleness black sky against which illustriousness disjointed limbs of the census are highlighted.[3]

Miró's choice of reputation was to use French good turn not Spanish. Miró said divagate the reference to excrement arrives from a saying by Rembrandt who said that when run into came to painting, rubies final diamonds were found in useless items heaps.[4][5]

Provenance

This picture was painted unveil Mont-roig del Camp in unacceptable was in the possession heed Pilar Juncosa Miró,[6] but recapitulate now in the permanent amassment of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. Pilar Juncosa esoteric been Miró's wife since ray she was a supporter time off his Foundation. This painting assay kept in the Pilar Juncosa Gallery at his Foundation.[1]

References

  1. ^ abcBarcelona Travel Guides, New York Times, accessed September
  2. ^Joan Miró: Well-ordered fine line, Adrian Searle, 11 April , The Guardian, accessed September
  3. ^Man and Woman enhance Front of a Pile splash Excrement[permanent dead link&#;], Joan Miró, , Joan Miró Foundation. Accessed September
  4. ^Vanity Fair vol 55. Condé Nast Publications. p.&#;
  5. ^A Another APPROACH TO JOAN MIRÓ, Joan Miró Foundation, accessed September
  6. ^Painting and Anti-Painting, City Review, , accessed September

External links

Further reading

  • Clavero, Jordi.J (). Fundació Joan Miró. Foundation's Guide. Barcelona: Polígrada. ISBN&#;.