Gas sculpture is a concept introduced by Joan Miró to make sculptures out of gaseous materials. The idea of a gas sculpture also appeared in the book Gog, by Giovanni Papini (1881–1956).
Fog sculpture in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Artist is Fujiko Nakaya (born 1933 Japan, daughter of Ukichiro Nakaya). The sculpture was made in 1976 and purchased in 1977.
Blur Building
Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona. Professionally, he was simply known as Joan Miró. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma in 1981.
Portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1935
The Farm, 1921–1922, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Joan Miró, 1918, La casa de la palmera (The House with the Palm Tree), oil on canvas, 65 x 73 cm, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Exhibited at Galerie La Licorne, Paris, 1921, reproduced in the catalogue
Joan Miró, 1920, Horse, Pipe and Red Flower, oil on canvas, 82.6 × 74.9 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Exhibited Exposició d'Art francès d'Avantguarda, Galeries Dalmau, 26 October – 15 November 1920, reproduced in the catalogue
