The Spanish painter and sculptor Juan Miró was one of the great artists of the 20th century, rivaling Picasso in his inventiveness, creativity and sheer volume of work over a career that spanned six decades. Some 50 of his most cherished pieces, created between 1963 and 1981, part of the permanent collection of the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, go on display at the Seattle Art Museum this week. The exhibition then travels to North Carolina and Colorado.
"A phantasmagorical world of living monsters" is how Miró described his sculptures, among them the "Warrior King" (above), whose abstract figure wields a giant cooking spoon. Surreal, you say? Precisely.
Gabe Campanario, a native of Barcelona who graces the Seattle Times with his sketches, records his thoughts here
Seattle Art Museum presents "The Experience of Seeing," late-career paintings & sculptures by Juan Miró, Feb 13 to May 26.
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