JOAN MIRÓ
51 steps. An upward exhibition

From September 16th to December 20th

At Artrust SA, Via Pedemonte di Sopra 1, 6818 Melano CH.
From Monday to Friday, from 10.00 to 18.00
On Saturday from 14.00 to 18.00

Other times on request. Closed on holidays 

Free entry 

LA MOSTRA

The capsule exhibition presents a selection of the Mirò’s graphic works, mainly lithographs and engravings from the 1960’s and 1970’s. These creations enact the connection between the artist’s subconscious creative magma and his rational knowledge of the techniques of graphic production: it is a scope which provides endless creative possibilities and it allows him to display his expressivity in a free and fruitful way, satisfying his insatiable curiosity.  

«My figures underwent the same simplification as my colors. Simplified as they are, they are more human and more alive than they would be if represented in all their detail. Represented in detail, they would lose their imaginary quality, which enhances everything».

JOAN MIRÓ

Joan Mirò was born on April 20, 1893 in Barcelona. Son of a goldsmith and watchmaker, young Joan showed a passion for drawing from the age of eight. After having attended a commercial school, he worked as a bookkeeper in a grocery store, but soon his employment caused him a nervous breakdown that prompted him to study art. He attended the Francesc Galí School of Art in Barcelona until 1915, the year when he rented a studio and finally came into contact with other personalities of the artistic world. In 1920 he moved to Paris where he met Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia and Tristan Tzara. Josè Dalmau had organized his first personal exhibition at Galerie la Licrone in Paris in 1921; The exhibition represented the baptism of the artist in the universe of art. His already very original style was influenced by Dadaist poetics until 1924, when he definitely adheres to Surrealism. As a theoretical radical of the movement, a tireless experimenter and a multifaceted personality, Mirò was described by Breton himself, founder of Surrealism, “the most surrealist of all of us”; His artistic expression goes through painting, sculpture, watercolor, collage and especially graphics. He won numerous awards such as the Grand Prize for Graphic at the Venice Biennale 1958 and the Guggenheim International Award as well as national and international awards. Caliber museums like MoMa have dedicated to the artist retrospectives around the world, consecrating him one of the most influential artists of the last century. He died on December 25, 1983 in his home in Palma de Mallorca.