Joan Miró. Gravats 5 Poemes. Joan Salvat-Papasseit #1 1974

This is "Joan Miró. Gravats 5 Poemes. Joan Salvat-Papasseit #1," and it's done with the help of printmaking to accompany poetry, so there is a fluidity and an element of accident. The black lines are so sure, even as they jitter and stutter. The shapes feel like hieroglyphs, and they make me think about how writing itself is a form of drawing. See that big, black splotch of ink at the top? Inside there's this concentric bullseye of bright color, red and yellow, green and black. It almost feels like this is the key to the whole piece. Miró's work is like a conversation with himself and with us. His art embraces ambiguity, inviting us to see the world in a new light. It reminds me a little of Paul Klee, with his playful, childlike forms and dreamlike landscapes, but Miró has his own language, and one that leaves itself open to the interpretation of others.