Untitled [plate XLVIII] 1958

Joan Miró created this untitled print with lithograph and collage. The composition is immediately striking with its playful arrangement of basic shapes and lines floating against a pale background. The textures, achieved through lithography and the addition of collage, invite a tactile experience despite being a visual medium. Miró’s construction destabilizes traditional notions of form and space. He flattens the picture plane, rejecting depth in favor of a surface where shapes interact dynamically. The floating forms, rendered in bold colours and stark blacks and grays, evoke a sense of freedom. Through this formal vocabulary, Miró challenges fixed meanings, suggesting a world where the unconscious and the abstract reign. The lithographic process itself enhances this effect, each print a unique iteration where the hand of the artist meets the mechanical reproduction. This interplay invites us to reconsider the boundaries between intention and chance, ultimately opening the work to ongoing interpretation.