Summer 2014
Kung Fu 1450
Intro to Drawing Art 1020
Intro to Drawing Art 1020
Kung Fu 1450 Fitness for Life
Lifelong Wellness Report:
1. What did you learn about "lifelong wellness" from taking this class?
It is something that will last all your life. Practice faithfully and always remember the teachings.
2. How was learning about and applying "lifelong wellness" concepts impacted your life (home, school, work, etc....)?
Learning about Kung Fu has helped me want to be a better person. It's driven me to study and put into more effort, not just in this class but my others as well. These are concepts I'd like to bring into my daily school life and the world.
3. What is your intention to continue to exercise in your life and why?
I'd like to continue Kung Fu. It is something that brings me great joy.
4. General ideas for improving this course?
A little more of a warm up. Maybe at least a run.
1. What did you learn about "lifelong wellness" from taking this class?
It is something that will last all your life. Practice faithfully and always remember the teachings.
2. How was learning about and applying "lifelong wellness" concepts impacted your life (home, school, work, etc....)?
Learning about Kung Fu has helped me want to be a better person. It's driven me to study and put into more effort, not just in this class but my others as well. These are concepts I'd like to bring into my daily school life and the world.
3. What is your intention to continue to exercise in your life and why?
I'd like to continue Kung Fu. It is something that brings me great joy.
4. General ideas for improving this course?
A little more of a warm up. Maybe at least a run.
ART 1020 Intro to Drawing
Emmalisa Horlacher
Trudy Richardson
7-30-14
Artist history report
Joan Miro
Joan Miró i Ferrà is the full name of the famous Spanish artist. He was the eldest son, born on April 20th 1893 in Montroig, located near the sea port city of Barcelona to Michel Miró Adziras and Dolores Ferra. His father was a watchmaker and his mother, a goldsmith. His heritage was deeply rooted in a lineage of craftsmen.
Age 7, 1900 primary school at Carrer del Regomir 13, medieval mansion. Drawing clases by Sr. Civil, Barcelona. As a young child Miro naturally preferred drawing over the more challenging academics.
Like most parents, Miro’s parents wanted him to be successful, so in 1907 they motivated him into attending the School of Commerce in Barcelona so that he could go into business. In 1907 Miro also started taking classes from the Lotja School of Industrial and Fine Arts, for it was in art that he found his passion. Teachers such as Modest Urgell and Josep Pascó helped guide him until 1910 when he concludes his learning at both the School of Commerce and the Llotja School of Industrial and Fine Art.
1910 was a big year for Miro. Not only did he get out of two schools but that was the year he contributes his for his first time to an exhibition. The alluded exhibition was a display of old and modern portraits and drawings the city council directed. This year was the year his career started in the field of the rigid order, study and hard work ethic, of an accounts Clerk.
It was evident that the life of a business man was not for Miro when a nervous breakdown becomes typhoid fever. In 1911 as he recovers at his parents recently bought farm in Montroig, a province of Tarragona, he comes to the decision that his livelihood was meant to be in the field art, or at least not business.
The next year, 1912, he enrolls in the Gali School of Art where he is taught by Francesc Gali. This is the school where he truly achieved enlightenment about his calling as an artist in the world and painting became his tool of expression. Those he attended school with were fellow students such as Joan Prats, Josep Francesc Ràfols, Enric Cristòfol Ricart and possibly Josep Llorens Artigas, among others.
With schooling being such a meaningful part in his life Miro enrolls in the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in 1913. This is the school he sticks with for his entire life through as he attends classes and keeps a lifelong friend such as Joan Prats, with whom he attended the Gali School of Arts with.
In 1918 Miro becomes part of the Agrupació Courbet and has his work featured in an individual exhibition at the Dalmau Galleries. The members of the Agrupació Courbet included Josep Llorens Artigas, J.F. Ràfols, E.C. Ricart, Rafael Sala, Francesc Domingo and Marià Espinal, who were each students of Gali´s Art School and the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc. Such friendships are common in Miro’s life.
He took his first trip to Paris when he was around 26 in about1919. It was here that he was introduced to surrealist painting in 1921; something he would experiment with throughout his life. This introduction was brought about by André Breton, whose paintings aroused enthusiasm from Miro to explore surrealism. He also encountered the Dada group, a movement seeking to “think outside the box” when it comes to conventional art. Miro stayed in Paris till 1925. Though his summers would be spent in the place he loved the most, Montroig. His first individual exhibition in Paris was at the La Licorne Gallery in 1921 where he did the show in the cubist style.
His painting The Tilled Field, started in 1923, was a revolutionary spot in his life that contributed to his own style of art. Before this painting he would do more Realist art, but by the time he finished this painting in 1924 he had developed his own unrealistic style based on imagination. This revolution in himself and his paintings, was greatly contributed and inspired by encounters with Paul Klee (1879–1940), Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), and Jean Arp (1887–1966).
A change of pace came to Miro in 1926 when Diaghilev commissioned Miró and Ernst to design the sets and costumes for the ballet Romeo and Juliet, a performance to be performed by the Ballets Russes.
Love bloomed in 1929 when he marries Pilar Juncosa in Palma, Majorca. In 1930 they have a daughter named Maria Dolors, born in Barcelona. Through these two year Miro gains a liking to collages. He also starts to undertake the project of surrealist sculptures, as well as explore new materials such as engraving, lithography, water colors, pastels, and painting over copper.
With the new project of 27 paintings on Masonite ready Miro travels to Paris but his paintings will be exhibited in New York due to the Spanish civil war, which lasted from 1936 to 1939. His family joins him and they stay in France till a year after the Spanish civil war (1940).
His commission for ceramic murals used for the UNESCO building in Paris led to the creation of his masterpiece Night and Day 1957–59. A piece he collaborated with alongside a good friend, José Artigas.
A Joan Miró Foundation Centre of Contemporary Art Study was opened in the town of Barcelona in 1976. In 1979 the University of Barcelona gave Miro the title Doctor Honoris Causa. He and several others Gave Spain a good reputation. Among those were Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Juan Gris (1887–1927), Salvador Dali (1904–1989), and Francis Picabia.
Miro lived a long life filled with many great achievements. Unlike most painters, he lived to see his paintings become a success right from the start, but similar to all painters he had to go the way of the world. He lived to be the ripe old age of 90 before he passed away December 25th, Christmas day, 1983 in Palma de Majorca, Spain. At the time he was suffering from a heart disease, which accelerated his journey coming to an end.
He learned and inspired many people in throughout and even after his prestigious lifetime. In his early life he focused still-lifes, landscapes, and genre images. He favored the artistic trends of Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism (1924 to 1930). These styles seeds that were planted in him rooted from influences from folkloric Catalan art and Roman frescos.
Having lived through the surrealist movements it is only plausible that he would acquire the knowledge for the pop culture of his time. His influence and style lead to become inspiration for the new generation of color field painters.
Surrealism was one of his most commonly used styles, for he had taken a very large liking to it. His love for the style did not match with the spiritual connotation that went with it. He connected with surrealist physicality style without accepting the teachings.
His style is most commonly referred to as being labeled in the category of eccentric. He liked to test limits of representation, and rely on imagination rather than the logical, right side of the brain. He loved to focus on more fantasy and imagination as an artist. He considered painting to be his poetry, using embellished and striking signs and symbols to be converted into iconic words.
He could greatly be considered a social man with lots of friends. He often work alongside other famous artists of his time to create works of art that only the unique talent of two could coax into existence. He kept lifelong friends and never stopped making new ones.
As an artist Joan Miro’s ideas are similar to Klee, in the idea that art comes from experience. And his experience was littered with the landscapes of his home country. This leads to his work being openly expressive in nationalism and of the towns and life of Spain that he loved.
Joan Miro liked to explore new avenues and try new things. His main artwork consisted of portraits and landscapes, using brilliant and expressive colors but expanding out of his comfort zone is something he was known to do if he considered it enjoyable. He liked to play with the idea of non-objectivity.
Miró's touch that he brought to the world used all types of methods, such as; ceramic, engravings and paintings, was colorful, biomorphic forms, roughly geometric shapes, and somewhat recognizable objects. His work was abstract, spontaneity and automatism, not to mention bold in its ability to express colors while using a limited pallet.
Miro is a man who helped shape art to become what it is today. He held on to nationalism and showed it through his brightly colored paintings. He lived through wars and hard times but he never let that stop him from accomplishing his dreams.
THE END
Works Cited "Joan Miró." : Biography. Fundacion BBVA, n.d. Web. 30 July 2014.
"Joan Miro Art." Joan Miro Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
"The Art Story.org - Your Guide to Modern Art." Joan Miró Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 July 2014.
Russell, John. "INFLUENCED ART FOR 60 YEARS." The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 Dec. 1983. Web. 30 July 2014.
Wooden, Howard E. "Miro, Joan." Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages. The New Book of Knowledge®, n.d. Web. 30 July 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-miro-joan.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754458
http://joanmiro.com/joan-miro-biography/
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ma-Mo/Mir-Joan.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_pronounce_Joan_Miro
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/26/obituaries/joan-miro-dies-in-spain-at-90-influenced-art-for-60-years.html?pagewanted=1
Reflection
I thought it was a good assignment. It definitely wasn’t my favorite assignments. I would have much rather been drawing but I think I can understand and respect the people of the past who helped lead art to what it is today.
I learned about a famous man named Joan Miro and his style. It is not often that I take an interest in famous people. The more dead they are the better, I say. I learned about his life time and the people that he interacted with. I found that I quite enjoyed learning about Joan Miro. I would love to meet him (if I could understand him). He did speak another language. He seems to be a friendly man who attracted luck and happiness to himself. He knew what he wanted and went after it in his own way. He is a man to be respected.
Trudy Richardson
7-30-14
Artist history report
Joan Miro
Joan Miró i Ferrà is the full name of the famous Spanish artist. He was the eldest son, born on April 20th 1893 in Montroig, located near the sea port city of Barcelona to Michel Miró Adziras and Dolores Ferra. His father was a watchmaker and his mother, a goldsmith. His heritage was deeply rooted in a lineage of craftsmen.
Age 7, 1900 primary school at Carrer del Regomir 13, medieval mansion. Drawing clases by Sr. Civil, Barcelona. As a young child Miro naturally preferred drawing over the more challenging academics.
Like most parents, Miro’s parents wanted him to be successful, so in 1907 they motivated him into attending the School of Commerce in Barcelona so that he could go into business. In 1907 Miro also started taking classes from the Lotja School of Industrial and Fine Arts, for it was in art that he found his passion. Teachers such as Modest Urgell and Josep Pascó helped guide him until 1910 when he concludes his learning at both the School of Commerce and the Llotja School of Industrial and Fine Art.
1910 was a big year for Miro. Not only did he get out of two schools but that was the year he contributes his for his first time to an exhibition. The alluded exhibition was a display of old and modern portraits and drawings the city council directed. This year was the year his career started in the field of the rigid order, study and hard work ethic, of an accounts Clerk.
It was evident that the life of a business man was not for Miro when a nervous breakdown becomes typhoid fever. In 1911 as he recovers at his parents recently bought farm in Montroig, a province of Tarragona, he comes to the decision that his livelihood was meant to be in the field art, or at least not business.
The next year, 1912, he enrolls in the Gali School of Art where he is taught by Francesc Gali. This is the school where he truly achieved enlightenment about his calling as an artist in the world and painting became his tool of expression. Those he attended school with were fellow students such as Joan Prats, Josep Francesc Ràfols, Enric Cristòfol Ricart and possibly Josep Llorens Artigas, among others.
With schooling being such a meaningful part in his life Miro enrolls in the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in 1913. This is the school he sticks with for his entire life through as he attends classes and keeps a lifelong friend such as Joan Prats, with whom he attended the Gali School of Arts with.
In 1918 Miro becomes part of the Agrupació Courbet and has his work featured in an individual exhibition at the Dalmau Galleries. The members of the Agrupació Courbet included Josep Llorens Artigas, J.F. Ràfols, E.C. Ricart, Rafael Sala, Francesc Domingo and Marià Espinal, who were each students of Gali´s Art School and the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc. Such friendships are common in Miro’s life.
He took his first trip to Paris when he was around 26 in about1919. It was here that he was introduced to surrealist painting in 1921; something he would experiment with throughout his life. This introduction was brought about by André Breton, whose paintings aroused enthusiasm from Miro to explore surrealism. He also encountered the Dada group, a movement seeking to “think outside the box” when it comes to conventional art. Miro stayed in Paris till 1925. Though his summers would be spent in the place he loved the most, Montroig. His first individual exhibition in Paris was at the La Licorne Gallery in 1921 where he did the show in the cubist style.
His painting The Tilled Field, started in 1923, was a revolutionary spot in his life that contributed to his own style of art. Before this painting he would do more Realist art, but by the time he finished this painting in 1924 he had developed his own unrealistic style based on imagination. This revolution in himself and his paintings, was greatly contributed and inspired by encounters with Paul Klee (1879–1940), Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944), and Jean Arp (1887–1966).
A change of pace came to Miro in 1926 when Diaghilev commissioned Miró and Ernst to design the sets and costumes for the ballet Romeo and Juliet, a performance to be performed by the Ballets Russes.
Love bloomed in 1929 when he marries Pilar Juncosa in Palma, Majorca. In 1930 they have a daughter named Maria Dolors, born in Barcelona. Through these two year Miro gains a liking to collages. He also starts to undertake the project of surrealist sculptures, as well as explore new materials such as engraving, lithography, water colors, pastels, and painting over copper.
With the new project of 27 paintings on Masonite ready Miro travels to Paris but his paintings will be exhibited in New York due to the Spanish civil war, which lasted from 1936 to 1939. His family joins him and they stay in France till a year after the Spanish civil war (1940).
His commission for ceramic murals used for the UNESCO building in Paris led to the creation of his masterpiece Night and Day 1957–59. A piece he collaborated with alongside a good friend, José Artigas.
A Joan Miró Foundation Centre of Contemporary Art Study was opened in the town of Barcelona in 1976. In 1979 the University of Barcelona gave Miro the title Doctor Honoris Causa. He and several others Gave Spain a good reputation. Among those were Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Juan Gris (1887–1927), Salvador Dali (1904–1989), and Francis Picabia.
Miro lived a long life filled with many great achievements. Unlike most painters, he lived to see his paintings become a success right from the start, but similar to all painters he had to go the way of the world. He lived to be the ripe old age of 90 before he passed away December 25th, Christmas day, 1983 in Palma de Majorca, Spain. At the time he was suffering from a heart disease, which accelerated his journey coming to an end.
He learned and inspired many people in throughout and even after his prestigious lifetime. In his early life he focused still-lifes, landscapes, and genre images. He favored the artistic trends of Fauvism, Cubism, and Surrealism (1924 to 1930). These styles seeds that were planted in him rooted from influences from folkloric Catalan art and Roman frescos.
Having lived through the surrealist movements it is only plausible that he would acquire the knowledge for the pop culture of his time. His influence and style lead to become inspiration for the new generation of color field painters.
Surrealism was one of his most commonly used styles, for he had taken a very large liking to it. His love for the style did not match with the spiritual connotation that went with it. He connected with surrealist physicality style without accepting the teachings.
His style is most commonly referred to as being labeled in the category of eccentric. He liked to test limits of representation, and rely on imagination rather than the logical, right side of the brain. He loved to focus on more fantasy and imagination as an artist. He considered painting to be his poetry, using embellished and striking signs and symbols to be converted into iconic words.
He could greatly be considered a social man with lots of friends. He often work alongside other famous artists of his time to create works of art that only the unique talent of two could coax into existence. He kept lifelong friends and never stopped making new ones.
As an artist Joan Miro’s ideas are similar to Klee, in the idea that art comes from experience. And his experience was littered with the landscapes of his home country. This leads to his work being openly expressive in nationalism and of the towns and life of Spain that he loved.
Joan Miro liked to explore new avenues and try new things. His main artwork consisted of portraits and landscapes, using brilliant and expressive colors but expanding out of his comfort zone is something he was known to do if he considered it enjoyable. He liked to play with the idea of non-objectivity.
Miró's touch that he brought to the world used all types of methods, such as; ceramic, engravings and paintings, was colorful, biomorphic forms, roughly geometric shapes, and somewhat recognizable objects. His work was abstract, spontaneity and automatism, not to mention bold in its ability to express colors while using a limited pallet.
Miro is a man who helped shape art to become what it is today. He held on to nationalism and showed it through his brightly colored paintings. He lived through wars and hard times but he never let that stop him from accomplishing his dreams.
THE END
Works Cited "Joan Miró." : Biography. Fundacion BBVA, n.d. Web. 30 July 2014.
"Joan Miro Art." Joan Miro Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 July 2014.
"The Art Story.org - Your Guide to Modern Art." Joan Miró Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 July 2014.
Russell, John. "INFLUENCED ART FOR 60 YEARS." The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 Dec. 1983. Web. 30 July 2014.
Wooden, Howard E. "Miro, Joan." Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages. The New Book of Knowledge®, n.d. Web. 30 July 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-miro-joan.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754458
http://joanmiro.com/joan-miro-biography/
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ma-Mo/Mir-Joan.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_pronounce_Joan_Miro
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/26/obituaries/joan-miro-dies-in-spain-at-90-influenced-art-for-60-years.html?pagewanted=1
Reflection
I thought it was a good assignment. It definitely wasn’t my favorite assignments. I would have much rather been drawing but I think I can understand and respect the people of the past who helped lead art to what it is today.
I learned about a famous man named Joan Miro and his style. It is not often that I take an interest in famous people. The more dead they are the better, I say. I learned about his life time and the people that he interacted with. I found that I quite enjoyed learning about Joan Miro. I would love to meet him (if I could understand him). He did speak another language. He seems to be a friendly man who attracted luck and happiness to himself. He knew what he wanted and went after it in his own way. He is a man to be respected.