Miró's Magic Animals

ISBN: 0500650667

Author: Penrose, Antony

Condition: New

A unique look at the work of a great artist as seen through the eyes of a child As might be expected of the son of photographer Lee Miller and writer Roland Penrose, Antony Penroses childhood was populated with some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. Mirós Magic Animals is a delightful story, chronicling Antony Tonys encounters with the great Spanish artist Joan Miró.Tony introduces Miró as a quiet, kind, and smartly dressed man who dreamed when he was awake and painted wonderfully strange worlds filled with magical animals. The book brings Tonys memories to life with beautiful reproductions of some of Mirós finest works, as well as evocative archival photography by Lee Miller and specially commissioned artworks in the style of Miró, painted by children. We see the renowned painter from a new perspective, as the slightly eccentric visitor to Tonys childhood home, during an excursion to Mirós farm-filled with extraordinary creatures-and on a trip to London Zoo, during which Miró asked to see large birds, snakes, and strange creatures of the night. Vibrant design and playful typography make the package as appealing as the story, and round out the feeling that were immersed in Tonys adventure. Illustrated in color throughout