Artist #15- Joan Miro

Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Joan Miro was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramist born from Barcelona. Most of his work was put into the Surrealism category for the sandbox for the subconscious mind, a recreation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. All the fields Miro was put into was painting, sculpting, murals, and ceramics. His movements were Surrealism, Dada, Personal, and Experimental. His influences were Andre Masson, Pablo Picasso, Tristan Tzara, Andre Breton, and Arshile Gorky. Joan got his art training from Escuela de Bellas Artes da la Llotja, and Escuela de Arte de Francesco Gali, Circulo Artistico de Sant Lluc. One of his major Awards was 1954 Venice Biennale Grand Prize for Graphic Work, 1958 Guggenheim International Award, and the 1980 Gold Medal of Fine Arts (Spain). Some of his most prized pieces consisted of The Tilled Field, Dona i Ocell, Pajaro lunar, and La Lecon de Ski.

Artist #14- Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major attribute to in the abstract expressionist movement. His field involved only painting with the movement of abstract expressionism. Jackson got his training from the Art Students League of New York. His patron was Peggy Guggenheim; with Pollock's influences were Thomas Hart Benton, and Pablo Picasso. Two of his most famous pieces were No.5, and Number 1 (both resemble his movement strongly). Pollock struggled with alcoholism his entire life, and ended up dieing at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single car crash in December of 1956.