Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement [SEP] creator
Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement
Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement ("Homme et femme devant un tas d'excréments") is a 1935 oil painting on copper by Joan Miró.
Description.
The painting was made on a piece of copper in the week between 15 and 22 October 1935. Miró said that the subject resulted from trying to represent the tragedy and torture of the Spanish Civil War. The painting was one of twelve known as the "Wild Paintings".
top right is a kind of window or box where light rays can be seen entering the room. The woman is using her right arm to try to grab a ladder – this was a symbol that Miró used in several of his works to represent evasion or escape. The external genitals of the woman are similar to those of the woman in "Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement" as they are exaggerated in size. This work is said to be related to "Nude Descending a Staircase, No.