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Joan Miró has always been one of my favorite artists for his
bold use of primary colors and whimsical sculptures, so I was disappointed that
we ran out of time and couldn’t visit the Fundació Joan Miró when we were in Barcelona last year. Then I heard that an exhibit
of his work was coming to the Seattle Art Museum, so I decided we needed to see
it right after it opened (rather than waiting until an exhibit was about to
close, which is often what we end up doing). “Miró: The Experience of Seeing” (through May 26) is a wonderful
collection of his paintings and sculptures from the last 20 years of the artist’s
life.
Although I knew watercolors weren’t allowed in the museum, I
had it in my head that markers were OK, so with Miró’s palette of primary hues
in mind, I grabbed a few Zig markers on my way out the door. Thankfully, this
sketch was almost done when a guard reprimanded me for using markers. I’m going
to try to catch the exhibit again before it closes – but this time I’ll
remember to bring colored pencils!
I remember seeing an exhibit of his work in NYC many, many years ago, and just loving it. I wonder if this exhibit will be traveling here. I'll have to check. It is funny how different museums have a different policy about art materials. When we were at the Brooklyn Museum recently they let us us anything. I usually try to remember to bring along my wc pencils so if I need to I can use them and add water later. Nice sketch...the person standing is a good reference for the size of the work.
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