Harlequin's Carnival, 1924-25, by Joan Miro
This week we are studying Joan Miro. Miro was born in Spain in 1893 and moved to Paris later in life to study art. He was influenced by Picasso and Cubism, and Catalan art, but later became known for being a surrealist.. He was also a sculptor, tapestry design and painted murals.
At first I really did not care much for his style, and thought since my son loved Picasso, that he would love Miro. But it worked the other way, my son took no interest and as I practiced painting in Miro's style, I began to really enjoy him! I especially enjoyed splattering my art, odd huh!
We are just wrapping up our last lesson in our Atelier video based art program level 2. I have to say I love this program, though maybe a bit spendy. I love how many ways she approaches art and the different artist that she uses, I love to see on DVD her explain the days lesson, do it, and then we get to watch the children make the project. She uses many mediums and I really feel she is very creative in her ideas. Personally I love art now, I rarely remember having a lot of art lessons in grade school and something about having to earn grades in high school took all the fun and exploration out. Plus, me being me, I love to just sit at the table with my son and share in the experience :) Like I said earlier, it is really a great experience to see what your children's personal choices are in art!
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