“A man and a woman in front of a bunch of excrement” ( Fr. Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments ) - oil painting on copper by Joan Miró , painted in 1935 and is now in the collection of the Joan Miró Foundation.
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| Joan Miro | ||
| A man and a woman in front of a bunch of excrement . 1935 | ||
| Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments | ||
| Copper, oil. 23 × 32 cm | ||
| Joan Miró Foundation , Spain | ||
| ( Inv. ) | ||
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Origin
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Description
The painting was made on a sheet of copper for a week between October 15 and 22, 1935. According to Miro, this was the result of an attempt to portray the tragedy and horrors of the Spanish Civil War . The painting was one of twelve works known as “Wild Paintings” [1] . Half of them were written in copper, and half on mesonite . They were created during the period of social unrest in Spain, which led to the civil war. Miro said this was a picture of a period of anxiety. The picture shows a man and a woman reaching for each other's arms, but not moving. Enlarged genitals and ominous colors have been described as “full of disgust and disgusting sexuality” [2] . The figures convey Miro's pessimism regarding the situation in Catalonia . Critics call this picture “key” from a series of works that present Miro’s forebodings about the upcoming civil war [1] . The black and white effect creates a black sky, against the background of which isolated figures are highlighted [3] .
Miro decided to name the picture in French, not in Spanish. According to Miro, the mention of excrement refers to Rembrandt , who said that when he began to paint, rubies and diamonds were in manure heaps [4] [5] .
Origin
The painting was painted in Mont Roig del Campe in 1935 and belonged to the artist’s wife, Pilar Miró [6] , but is currently in the permanent collection of the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona . The gallery in which the picture is stored bears the name of the artist’s wife - Pilar Juncosa Gallery [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Barcelona Travel Guides , New York Times , accessed September 2011
- ↑ Joan Miró: A fine line , Adrian Searle, April 11, 2011, The Guardian , accessed September 2011
- ↑ Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement (link not available) , Joan Miró, 1935, accessed September 2011
- ↑ Vanity Fair vol 55 . - Condé Nast Publications, 1993 .-- P. 232.
- ↑ A NEW APPROACH TO JOAN MIRÓ , Joan Miro Foundation, accessed September 2011
- ↑ Painting and Anti-Painting , City Review, 2008, accessed September 2009
Literature
- Clavero, Jordi.J. Fundació Joan Miró. Foundation's Guide. - Barcelona: Polígrada, 2010 .-- ISBN 978-84-343-1242-5 .