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Joan Miro's studio recreated in London
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Program Code: 0909346160105004 | Source: CNTV
THE paintings of Spanish artist Joan Miro were inspired by his dreams, and having his own studio on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca truly enabled him to “let free the reins of subconsciousness,”
Now, 60 years later, that studio has been recreated at the Mayoral Gallery in London, offering art-lovers a truly immersive experience.
The poetic universe of Miro’s sanctuary, where 25 paintings and drawings by the artist stand amid the clutter of brushes, palettes, paintpots, and paint splatters—the original studio was adjacent to Miro’s house. Being able to live and work in the same location allowed the artist’s ideas to flourish, according to Miro’s grandson, who co-curates the exhibition. Miro’s dreams, he says, inspired much of the work.
“When we had breakfast together, he was gone. I knew that he had very peculiar dreams that were still touchable, and he was feeling that those dreams have to be carried on to the studio. And those dreams, those shapes, those forms, colors, would really allow him to make lovely masterpieces,” said Joan Punyet Miro, co-curator of the exhibition.
In this Internet age, the curators are keen to offer viewers an immersive understanding of Miro’s method, process and outcomes.
Various objects have been scattered about: an iron, seashells, photos, paper cuttings. Some of the photos show Mallorca, the Spanish island whose Mediterranean light, sea views, and natural landscape would inspire the artist.
Having lived in poverty in Paris in the early part of his career, as well as other parts of Europe, by 1956 Miro had achieved enough success and, in turn, wealth to build his own studio. It was a dream of his to have such freedom and space.
The studio became a refuge and an “imaginary universe,” according to his grandson, contributing to Miro’s prolific later output up until his death in 1983.
“He destroyed 75 percent of the paintings and drawings that he brought to Mallorca. Why? Because he was imbued by the Mediterranean light; he was imbued by the poetic light; he was imbued by surrealism, Dadaism, and the need to recreate an amazing, groundbreaking, pioneering ambiance in the new studio. So that way, Miro was reborn,” Miro said.
The exhibition runs until February 12.
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