Tag Archives: Willard Bohn

marvelous automatic: Miro and Roving the Unconscious

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Dave

Nothing was ever certain about Spanish painter Joan Miro, except the certainty of surprise. A product of rugged , fantasy loving Catalonia, Miro created an unpredictable magic world of forms of his own, that in its way matched together incompatible … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Andre Breton, Andre masson, Arshile Gorky, Chapman Brothers, Ernest Hemingway, Hal Foster, Hans Bellmer, Jackson Pollock, Jacques Doucet, Jacques Viot, Joan Miro, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Louis Aragon, Mark Tobey, Mary Ann Caws, Max Ernst, Melissa Montgomery, Paul Hammond, Paul Klee, Rsalind Krauss, Sigmund Freud, Surrealist painting, Willard Bohn | 1 Comment

MIRO & CONSTELLATIONS: Looking For Signs From Above

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Dave

In the realm of art, Joan Miro’s earliest and most lasting impression was provided by the frescoes of medieval Catalonia. Of course, Hell and the Apocalypse were the favorite themes of these artists. We meet men sizzling in the cauldron, … Continue reading →