Rosa Maria Malet

Joan Miro 1956-1983: Sentiment, Emocio, Gest Rosa Maria Malet Catalan, 1st edition

In 1956, Miró moved into a splendid new studio which the architect Josep Lluís Sert had designed for him in Palma (Mallorca). From that time, his art underwent considerable changes. At first, he stopped painting altogether. He worked hard to finish the ceramic murals for the Unesco building in Paris, which were unveiled in 1958. He also had to organize things in his studio. He spent a lot of time reviewing his earlier work, mainly the preparatory drawings accumulated over the years. He tore up quite a number of them, and others he used as the starting point for new projects. With more space at his disposal, he was able to return to the large formats that he had found so satisfying when working on his murals (both ceramic and painted) and his plan now was to embark on large-format canvases.