Figures in Front of a Metamorphosis 1936

Joan Miró animated this canvas with oil paint, conjuring up these quirky characters. The bright greens and yellows make me think of summer and sun. What kind of world are these figures inhabiting? I imagine Miró juggling these shapes and colors, working them out on the canvas like a puzzle. I wonder if he knew exactly where each element would land. The bold lines, like the long drips of color, seem so playful and free, but they also carve out a space. It's like a dance between accident and intention. Miró’s work is a reminder that art can be a conversation, an ongoing process of discovery. It has the feel of a jazz composition. You can see the work of Paul Klee and the Surrealists in here, too. Each artist picks up where another leaves off, and the dialogue continues!