Miro uses simple geometric shapes to construct a picture that hovers between the representational and the abstract. What strikes me most about "Carnival of Harlequin" is the abundance of information: the creatures and objects that populate the painting are as numerous as the different shapes and forms that create them. At the same time, this information does not appear to be allusive or symbolic; it is pure surface, pure play, just as a carnival should be.
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