Artist:
Joan Miro
Title:
Moonbird
Year:
1949
Adress:
Solow Building
www.fundaciomiro-bcn.org:
The moon and the sun, the female principle and the male principle, night and day, forces that simultaneously oppose and complement, are constant references in MirĂ³'s work. Like the Sun Bird, the Moon Bird is also a severe form with a polished surface, and its overall appearance evokes certain primitive or votive figures.
The Sun Bird looks more like a bird, while the Moon Bird is closer to MirĂ³'s personages that belong to the terrestrial world. The former is more horizontal, more static, the latter more vertical and dynamic.
The moon and the sun, the female principle and the male principle, night and day, forces that simultaneously oppose and complement, are constant references in MirĂ³'s work. Like the Sun Bird, the Moon Bird is also a severe form with a polished surface, and its overall appearance evokes certain primitive or votive figures.
The Sun Bird looks more like a bird, while the Moon Bird is closer to MirĂ³'s personages that belong to the terrestrial world. The former is more horizontal, more static, the latter more vertical and dynamic.