52 Quotes by Joan Miro

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    The spectacle of the sky overwhelms me. I’m overwhelmed when I see, in an immense sky, the crescent of the moon or the sun.

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    The spectacle of the sky overwhelms me. Im overwhelmed when I see, in an immense sky, the crescent of the moon, or the sun. There, in my pictures, tiny forms in huge empty spaces. Empty spaces, empty horizons, empty plains – everything which is bare has always greatly impressed me.

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    Poetry and painting are done in the same way you make love; it’s an exchange of blood, a total embrace – without caution, without any thought of protecting yourself.

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    I believe that to do anything in this world one needs a love for risk and adventure, and above all, to be able to do without what middle-class families call “future.”

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    When I stand before a canvas, I never know what I’ll do, and I am the first one surprised at what comes out.

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    Painting or poetry is made as one makes love – a total embrace, prudence thrown to the winds, nothing held back.

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    Little by little, I’ve reached the stage of using only a small number of forms and colors. It’s not the first time that painting has been done with a very narrow range of colors. The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this. For me, they are magnificent things.

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