Joan Miro - Artist Biography

Like many fledgling artists, Joan Miro had a difficult time permanently settling into his natural calling. As a young man, his parents pushed him into taking business classes alongside his art classes. He even worked as an accountant for two years. When this position caused him to have a nervous breakdown, his parents relented and allowed him to pursue a career in art.

Miro and the Surrealists
Like fellow future Surrealist Salvador Dali, Miro experimented early on in his career with Fauvism and Cubism. And like Dali and many other artists of the time, he quickly migrated to Paris--the contemporary European art mecca. Although he met Picasso in Paris, he would eventually gravitate towards the Surrealist group, led by Andre Breton.

Miro participated in the Surrealist experiment, but he remained a bit of an outsider from Breton's group. His individuality led him to develop his own unique style, one that many people have difficulty categorizing. It combines elements of Catalonian folk art with the simplified shapes of Cubism, coming together in a raw, innocent style reminiscent of children's paintings.

By the 1930s, Miro and his work began to garner international recognition. He still struggled financially, but eventually gained enough revenues from his work that he was able to retire to a beautiful villa in Spain. PosterCheckOut carries a wide range of Joan Miro prints in stylish poster form that can be framed and mounted in any room.