Dona i Ocel, Public art sculpture in Parc de Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain
Dona i Ocel is a monumental concrete and ceramic sculpture in Parc de Joan Miró, standing twenty meters tall. The abstract form consists of geometric elements covered in colored ceramic tiles in yellow, red, blue, and green, spanning more than five meters in diameter.
Joan Miró worked with ceramicist Joan Gardy Artigas on this piece, completed in 1983. The sculpture belongs to a group of three monumental works that Miró created for different locations across Barcelona.
The Catalan title means Woman and Bird, drawing on two motifs that appear throughout Miró's work. The glazed ceramic tiles follow the Mediterranean tradition of colorwork that defines much of Barcelona's architecture and public art.
The sculpture stands beside an artificial lake in a park that spans four city blocks and can be entered from several sides. The location sits near Plaça d'Espanya, a major transport hub served by metro and bus lines.
The tiles on the surface change their effect as daylight moves across the curved planes, creating shifting patterns of shadow and color. On sunny days, the structure reflects in the water of the nearby lake, doubling its presence in the park.
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