The Rebellious Curator

Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird by Joan Miro, 1926

Joan Miro was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist, usually classified as a Surrealist. After establishing himself in Paris, he worked on a series of paintings that were political in nature. One such painting was purchased by Ernest Hemingway, who was living and working in Paris around the same time.

More recently, one of Miro's important works had been on display at the World Trade Center in N.Y. and was lost during the 911 attacks.

"As I work on a canvas, I fall in love with it. Love that is born out of slow understanding. Slow understanding of nuances..Joy at learning to understand a blade of grass in a landscape..A blade of grass is as enchanting as a tree or a mountain." - Joan Miro