Sobreteixim with Eight Umbrellas, Joan Miro, 1973.

Escargot, Femme, Fleur, Etoile, Joan Miro, 1934.

Woman and Bird in the Night, Joan Miro, 1945.

Woman Dreaming of Escape, Joan Miro, 1945.

Dragonfly with Red-Tipped Wings in Pursuit of a Serpent Spiraling Towards a Comet, Joan Miro, 1951.

Birds Crossing the Horizon, Joan Miro, 1942.

Woman with 3 Hairs, Birds and Constellations, Joan Miro, 1973.

Figures and Birds in front of the Sun, Joan Miro, 1977.

Hands Flying Off toward the Constellations, Joan Miro, 1974.

Tapestry of the Fundacio, Joan Miro, 1979.

The Eye That Escapes, 1971. There is a giant version of this at La Defense in Paris.

Miro bought landscapes from flea markets and painted his own interpretation above them.

Fundacio Joan Miro

March 24 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

Down the hill from the cable station is a museum dedicated to the work of Joan Miro. I had a pleasant time viewing his art and sculptures, but by far the most fascinating work on display was a mercury fountain by Alexander Calder, who was influenced by Miro. The toxic mercury was encased in a glass room, and it was made as a tribute to the town of Almaden, which was the world’s largest supplier of mercury. The mercury was mined by criminals and slave labor, with most of the miners dying from mercury poisoning. The town itself also suffered immensely during the Franco regime.

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Joan Mira’s work was whimsical and a lot of fun to look at, although it did take some imagination to interpret the paintings. Women and birds took prime position in many of his works. I was also delighted to see a miniature version of The Eye That Escapes, which is an installation at La Defense where we stayed during the Paris Olympics in 2024.Read more