   joan mirÃ³ i ferrÃ  (; 20 april 1893&nbsp;â 25 december 1983) was a catalan spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in barcelona. a museum dedicated to his work, the fundaciÃ³ joan mirÃ³, was established in his native city of barcelona in 1975, and another, the fundaciÃ³ pilar i joan mirÃ³, was established in his adoptive city of palma de mallorca in 1981. earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of catalan pride. in numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, mirÃ³ expressed contempt for conventional painting methods as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and famously declared an "assassination of painting" in favour of upsetting the visual elements of established painting.m. rowell, joan mirÏ: selected writings and interviews (london: thames & hudson, 1987) pp. 114â116. ==biography== born into the families of a goldsmith and a watch maker, mirÃ³ grew up in the barri gÃ²tic neighborhood of barcelona.victoria combalia, "mirÃ³'s strategies: rebellious in barcelona, reticent in paris", from joan mirÃ³: snail woman flower star, prestel 2008 his father was miquel mirÃ³ adzerias and his mother was dolors ferrÃ . he began drawing classes at the age of seven at a private school at carrer del regomir 13, a medieval mansion. in 1907 he enrolled at the fine art academy at la llotja, to the
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