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Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry
The Base Greenham, Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Greenham, Berkshire,
Base front entrance what3words: ///chitchat.defectors.mason RG19 6HN
Fri 4 Apr to Sunday 27 April
Friday 4th Apr 2025 — Sunday 27th Apr 2025Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Base Pass Holder £0*
Full Price £8.25
Concessions £7.25
Groups of 10+ £6.50
Students £5 (including booking fees)
Under-12s Free
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About this Event
Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry
Enjoy the works of one of the 20th century's most influential and recognisable artists at The Base.
Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism. Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, he was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. This exhibition brings together the series of lithographs Miró created in response to the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos. The artwork features abstract elements in dazzling colours and unique symbolic narratives.
Artist Biography
Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist. Earning international acclaim, he combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy. As he developed his own personal style, his works also veered into Dadaism, Fauvism and Expressionism. Miró painted 'dream pictures' and 'imaginary landscapes' in which the shapes and patches of color look almost as though they were set down randomly. His colourful and childlike creations strongly relate to his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind. These 'difficult-to-classify' works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride.
Events in the Gallery, alongside the exhibition...
Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Thu 17 & Sat 19 Apr, 9.30am
Family Day: Tue 8 Apr
Relaxed Day: Thu 24 Apr (Click here to find out about our Relaxed days)
Poetry Open Mic Night: Thu 24 Apr, 6.30pm
thebasegreenham.co.uk/event/poetry-open-mic-night
Base Pass
*Purchase a Base Pass and enjoy unlimited gallery access for 12 months from £25. You can even gift a Base Pass to your friends and family - the perfect gift for the culture vulture
Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism. Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, he was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. This exhibition brings together the series of lithographs Miró created in response to the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos. The artwork features abstract elements in dazzling colours and unique symbolic narratives.
Artist Biography
Joan Miró i Ferrà was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist. Earning international acclaim, he combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy. As he developed his own personal style, his works also veered into Dadaism, Fauvism and Expressionism. Miró painted 'dream pictures' and 'imaginary landscapes' in which the shapes and patches of color look almost as though they were set down randomly. His colourful and childlike creations strongly relate to his interest in the unconscious or the subconscious mind. These 'difficult-to-classify' works also had a manifestation of Catalan pride.
Events in the Gallery, alongside the exhibition...
Songs & Stories in the Gallery: Thu 17 & Sat 19 Apr, 9.30am
Family Day: Tue 8 Apr
Relaxed Day: Thu 24 Apr (Click here to find out about our Relaxed days)
Poetry Open Mic Night: Thu 24 Apr, 6.30pm
thebasegreenham.co.uk/event/poetry-open-mic-night
Base Pass
*Purchase a Base Pass and enjoy unlimited gallery access for 12 months from £25. You can even gift a Base Pass to your friends and family - the perfect gift for the culture vulture