{"product_id":"joan-miro-the-diamond-smiles-at-twilight-21-25-in-x-23-5-in","title":"Joan Miro - The Diamond Smiles at Twilight (21.25 in x 23.5 in)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThe specific name of this artwork by Joan Miró is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003e\"Le diamant sourit au crépuscule\"\u003c\/b\u003e (which translates to \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"105\"\u003e\"The Diamond Smiles at Twilight\"\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eMiró painted this oil on canvas in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"35\"\u003e1947\u003c\/b\u003e. The original piece measures 97 x 130 cm and is on loan to the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"103\"\u003eFundació Joan Miró\u003c\/b\u003e in Barcelona, Spain (which is why your specific gallery print likely carried the \"Fundacion\" label).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe painting is a classic example of his surrealist iconography, featuring the \"diamond\" (the checkerboard kite) soaring in a dreamlike twilight alongside celestial bodies like the moon, a red sun, and a glowing blue face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Blue Face (Right):\u003c\/b\u003e The bright blue shape enclosed in a dark, hair-like arch features a simple, interconnected line representing eyes and a nose. Miró frequently used fragmented body parts and faces to represent humanity or the \"Woman\" motif in an abstracted, spiritual form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Checkerboards (Top Left and Bottom Right):\u003c\/b\u003e The checkerboard kite flying on a string and the square block at the bottom right are geometric anchors. In Miró’s fluid, chaotic voids, he often used rigid checkerboard patterns to symbolize earthly reality, structure, or the grounded terrestrial world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Red Sun\/Eye (Center):\u003c\/b\u003e The blurred red circle with a dark center is a recurring symbol for the sun, the cosmos, or an all-seeing eye, representing the universe's life-giving energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStars and Constellations (Scattered):\u003c\/b\u003e The thin, wiry lines connecting small black dots, along with the distinct intersecting stars, represent the cosmos and the night sky. For Miró, the sky was a symbol of infinite space, freedom, and the escape from the heavy realities of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Tall Dark Figure (Left):\u003c\/b\u003e This stylized, almost sculptural black form with a crescent moon at its base represents a terrestrial being reaching up toward the heavens, physically tethered to the flying checkerboard kite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LatinArte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54576893133172,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7963\/9156\/files\/JoanMiro-Fundacion_21.25inx23.5in.jpg?v=1778112737","url":"https:\/\/latinarte.shop\/products\/joan-miro-the-diamond-smiles-at-twilight-21-25-in-x-23-5-in","provider":"LatinArte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}