Joan Miró was a world-renowned Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist whose pioneering style blended abstract art with Surrealist fantasy. Born on 20 April 1893 in Barcelona, Spain, he became one of the most influential figures of 20th-century modernism. His work is celebrated for its poetic, dreamlike imagery, vibrant biomorphic forms, and unique use of symbols like stars, moons, and birds. Breaking away from conventional rules, Miró famously declared an "assassination of painting" to disrupt bourgeois artistic traditions and liberate visual art. He passed away on 25 December 1983 at the age of 90 in Palma de Mallorca.