Joan Miró, Shooting star and heads, 1935

Joan Miró, Shooting star and heads, 1935Shooting Star and Heads reflects a period of growing psychological intensity in Joan Mirs career. Created in 1935, the painting emerged during a time of political instability in Spain, just before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. While Mir often maintained a playful visual language, works from the mid 1930s frequently reveal darker undertones, tension, and emotional unease. The composition features floating heads, biomorphic forms, and a dynamic

consistent with mid-century French cartographic standards

Kandinsky employs these two colors to create a sense of contrast and balance

The painting is also notable for its fusion of classical Greek mythology and contemporary Art Nouveau style

This artwork showcases Picasso's exploration of form and perception during his renowned Cubist phase

Flanking the planisphere are allegorical figures of learned astronomers or philosophers

creating a sense of depth and movement within the painting

" illustrated the regions controlled by foreign powers like Britain

The 1935 City Plan of Cairo is a detailed and historically significant map that offers a comprehensive view of Cairo

and philosophy

The map "Nova et Accurata Geographica Tabula Insulae Corfu seu Corcyrae cum Confiniis suis ac Portubus ex Adverso in Graecia Iacentibus

The "Mapa Comercial de la República de Colombia

The painting depicts a windmill and a small cottage in the French town of Montmartre