Joan Miró Assignment

SPA 101

Biography Iconography Surrealism Interpretation

This assignment is dedicated to giving you a better understanding of the Spanish painter Joan Miró. All work should be done in pairs or in threes to aid in the completion and understanding of the material.

There are four parts to this assignment and they are as follows.

Biography

In this area you will follow link that contain information about the life of Joan Miró. You will use this information to answer question posted on the page about the life of Joan Miro. You will be expected to know this information for the next exam.

Iconography

This section contains links to pages about Iconography, a concept that is very important to understanding Joan Miró’s works. You will be asked questions about iconography to facilitate the completion of the painting interpretation assignment.

Surrealism

Joan Miró is mostly known for his surrealist works. It is thus important that you understand a little about surrealism before you give your interpretation of one of his works.

Interpretation

This page lays out the assignment, which is due by the end of class today.