Hello, Miro!

               

       Hello Artists! I'd like to introduce you to artist Joan Miro.

•  Miro was a Spanish painter who loved to use bright colors and dark lines in his playful paintings. He was born in Barcelona Spain in 1893.
• Miro was called a Surrealist. Surrealism is a very interesting style of painting. It is painting about things that can appear in dreams, fantasy stories or fairy tales or anything in your imagination.

      Watch this video biography about Joan Miro, first:

   Miro has many, many colorful, playful paintings. 
When you see a couple of them, you'll be able to notice his style. 

   While you look at each of these Miro paintings Think:

• What kinds of shapes do you see?
• What kinds of lines do you see?
• What colors do you see?
• Do you see any details that interest you?
• Do anything in the paintings remind you of something in real-life?
• What do you think about the names that Miro gave his painting?  

                    This painting is called The Garden:

                                         

                         Here's a video of The Garden: 

    This painting is called People and Dog In Front of the Sun

                                                  

If you want to see more of Miro's work - I made a powerpoint that you can see by clicking here.

People have a lot of fun animating Miro's paintings! I think it's because they are so colorful and interesting! 
What do you think?

Ok Artists! Now that you have learned about Joan Miro and his life and art, let's see some of your Miro inspired artwork! You can use any art supplies you have, Miro made art using a lot of materials. He drew, painted and made prints and sculptures. Just remember to think about the questions I posted above. 

Have fun, be silly and stay artsy!