In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life and mind of Joan Miró (1893–1983), the Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist who reshaped 20th-century art. Though often classified as a Surrealist due to his interest in the subconscious and dream-like automatism, Miró famously rejected membership in any specific artistic movement,. Instead, he declared an "assassination of painting," aiming to destroy conventional methods and bourgeois artistic standards,.

Join us as we discuss:

• The Early Years: Miró’s roots in Barcelona, his transition from business clerk to artist after a nervous breakdown, and his early experiments with Fauvism and "Magical Realism",.

• Battling Darkness: How the artist used painting to cope with recurring episodes of depression, channeling the "chaos" of his min ...