Joan Miró, Catalan painter, sculptor, sculptor, engraver and ceramic artist, is a central figure in the Surrealist movement.

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In Barcelona, he mixed with the intellectual life animated by Catalan and French magazines. The Vollard French Art Exhibition, presented at the Palace of Fine Arts in Barcelona in 1917, left a strong impression on the artist, who then developed an innovative pictorial style through his landscapes.

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Based in Paris, where his neighbor was André Masson, he rubbed shoulders with personalities such as Antonin Artaud, Michel Leiris and Georges Limbour. In 1925, Miró participated in the first Surrealist exhibition and created the iconic series Dream Paintings (1925-1927), Imaginary landscapes (1926-1927), while collaborating with Max Ernst on the sets and costumes for the ballet Romeo and Juliet. In 1927, he innovated by creating his first paintings-objects and collages.

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Miró's drawings, while appearing naive in their abstract forms and bright colors, reveal a complexity composed of circles, spirals, stars, and anthropomorphic shapes.

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Symbols occupy a preponderant place and give his works a mystical character. In order to perpetuate this artistic heritage, the artist created the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, an international space dedicated to research and studies on Miró and contemporary art, as well as to the enhancement of its collections.

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