The Hunter (Catalan Landscape) – 1923-24 by Joan Miró
What does The Hunter (Catalan Landscape) Joan Miró painting mean?
– An unconscious pastel landscape of earth, sea and sky
– Earthy manliness on the left
– Sardine seascape on the right
Bleu II 1961 – Joan Miro
What makes Joan Miro’s painting Bleu II so groundbreaking in the art history canon?
– Miro breaks the Bourgeoisie’s guitar
– A red slash stops abstract traffic
– The vast, cobalt sky highlights our insignificance on Earth
The Elephants (1948) by Salvador Dali
What inspired Salvador Dali to paint The Elephants in 1948?
– An Egyptian obelisk and Italian elephant
– The nature and limits of power
– Freudian dreams in oil paint