Blue I

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Blue I is a famous abstract painting by Spanish artist Joan Miró, characterized by its minimal composition and vivid use of blue to evoke a sense of cosmic space and poetic simplicity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blue I canonical 3
Bleu I 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance important example of color-field oriented Surrealism
key work in Miró’s late abstract period
artist Joan Miró
artisticFeature evocation of cosmic space
large monochrome background
poetic simplicity
sparse gestural marks
vivid use of blue
artisticIntention to convey poetic simplicity
to evoke a sense of cosmic space
to explore the expressive potential of a single color
collection Centre Pompidou
colorDominant blue
compositionStyle minimalist composition
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Joan Miró
creatorBirthName Joan Miró i Ferrà
linked to: Joan Miró
creatorBirthPlace Barcelona
creatorNationality Spanish
depicts abstract forms
followedBy Blue II
Blue III
genre abstract art
hasPart blue monochrome field
small colored accents
thin linear marks
inception 1961
influencedBy Surrealist automatism
linked to: Surrealism

abstract expressionism
languageOfTitle French
locatedIn Paris
locatedInCountry France
location Musée national d’art moderne
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
movement Surrealism
notableFor emphasis on color as subject
meditative atmosphere
radical reduction of forms
partOf Blue triptych
period late work of Joan Miró
series Blue triptych
support canvas
titleInEnglish Blue I
titleInFrench Bleu I
linked to: Blue I

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joan Miró notableWork Blue I
Blue I titleInFrench Bleu I
linked to: Blue I
Blue I titleInEnglish Blue I
Blue II follows Blue I