An artist’s life and emotions often correlate with their work. Joan Miró, a native of Barcelona, Spain, created various pieces that reflect on the Catalan culture and his strong feelings about his homeland. Miró’s reactions to events, places and even objects were put into his masterpieces. While living on the family farm in the Catalonia countryside, he portrayed his love for the nature and beauty of his homeland. He painted various landscapes and still-life pieces, such as The Farm and The Catalan Landscape, during his time there. Miró’s art development was influenced and molded through an art academy in Barcelona and other artists in Paris. He was drawn to the Dada and Surrealist movements and collaborated with other Surrealist artists active in Paris during the 1920s.…show more content… At the start of the 1930s, he sensed something bad and began his Wild Pictures, which revealed themes of violence, terror and darkness. His intuition was correct. The Spanish Civil War began in 1936 and he was greatly influenced by it. The rise of Fascism and war in Spain angered him. Miró’s work during the time of the Spanish Civil War depicted the themes of war and oppression present in the Catalan culture. He created propaganda pieces for the Republican Party, such as The Reaper. He also produced pieces revealing his raw feelings during this time of terror, including the Black and Red Series. During the war, Miró lived in fear for himself and his country and constantly sought an escape from the violence and terror. In 1939, towards the end of the war, his work, such as Constellations, revealed his deep desire to escape. His emotions present within his work symbolize the emotions of the Catalan culture. His love for Catalonia and feelings about Spain’s political events are depicted in his various