{"product_id":"joan-mirze-zzrcher-kunstgesellschaft-9783777424521","title":"Joan Miró: Wall, Frieze, Mural","description":"Starting with the walls of his family's country estate in Montroig, Spanish painter Joan Miró (1893-1983) became fascinated by the materiality and beauty of walls, a fascination that would continue throughout the course of his life. Walls, he would declare, were the point of departure for his paintings, which captured the material beauty of walls while paying intense attention to detail and poetic expressiveness. Exploring this central aspect of Miró's art, this beautifully illustrated publication presents his important wall paintings in the context of his complete works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a series of essays supplemented by 168 color images, \u003ci\u003eJoan Miró\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that the wall was not merely the subject of depiction for the Spanish artist; its physical and haptic quality also inspired him to paint on materials such as whitewashed canvas, raw burlap, and sandpaper--materials that served his imagination and played their part in creating his visual universe. The book also illustrates how Miró's preference for elongated, extremely narrow formats reflects his exploration of the wall while simultaneously pointing to his later ceramic friezes, including the important \"Oiseaux qui s'envolent\" frieze. In addition, this volume pays extensive tribute to Miró's monumental triptychs for the first time, demonstrating their role in the development of his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accompanying an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich in the fall of 2015, \u003ci\u003eJoan Miró\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new perspective on the famous surrealist's life and oeuvre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3777424528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783777424521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446412685567,"sku":"9783777424521","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc856f9b-f817-4d79-a9ce-017378587a8d.jpg?v=1777224461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/joan-mirze-zzrcher-kunstgesellschaft-9783777424521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}