Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Joan Miro: Painting and Anti Painting 1927 1937
Explore the Museum of Modern Art's online exhibition of the works of artist Joan Miro between 1927 and 1937. Shows the use of acidic color, grotesque disfigurement, and the use of collage and ready made materials that Miro is known for.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Surrealism
This Artlex website gives a detailed definition of Surrealism including its founder, influences, examples of this type of art, and its relationship to dadaism.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Surrealism
A brief description of the beginning and growth of Surrealism between World War I and World War II including the goals and theories of this abstract art movement.
Other
The Legacy Project: Joan Miro
The biographical sketch on Joan Miro which is provided at this site is brief but detailed and factual as well as complete with bibliographical references. A link is also provided for Miro's Still Life with Old Shoe.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Horse, Pipe and Red Flower by Joan Miro
Resource about the painting Horse, Pipe and Red Flower by Joan Miro. Includes questions for reflection and a suggested art activity, an image of the painting and an audio version of the questions. Includes links for more information...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Surrealism
A brief description of surrealistic art with a long list of artists associated with this art form.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Miro on the Farm
Students will be introduced to farming in an arid climate through art-based inquiry of Miro's The Farm. Students will investigate the amount of rainfall their area receives and create a sketch proposal for how to best collect rainwater...
Other
Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes Del Arte: Grandes Del Arte: Joan Miro
Read about Joan Miro who is considered one of the best Spanish abstract artists.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Joan Miro
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Joan Miro.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Joan Miro
Bibliography of the Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miro.
Curated OER
Slate: Joan Miro's Wild Decade
Annotated slideshow focuses on the work produced by Miro in the decade from 1927 to 1937, a time during which the artist boldly proclaimed that he wanted to "assassinate painting."
Curated OER
Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes Del Arte: Joan Miro
Portrait photograph of Joan Miro, a Spanish abstract artist.