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On the occasion of going to pick up my daughter Aisha’s grandfather at the Barcelona airport, where he was landing from Nador, my wife explained to my daughter the Miró mural that we can see outside Terminal 2, as can be seen in these photographs that I captured for Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia.
In reality, it was a joint effort, as can be seen in the signatures, since this ceramic tile mural was designed by Joan Miró and executed by Josep Llorens i Artigas, in 1970.
For more details, this mural, which comprises 4,865 enameled stoneware plates, measures 50 meters wide and 10 meters high. The idea arose in 1968, when Barcelona City Council suggested Joan Miró to create one of his well-known ceramic murals to welcome visitors to the city arriving at El Prat airport.
Precisely, in 1968, Miró expressed his intention to give Barcelona four great works dedicated to his native city: the sculpture Woman and Bird (Mujer y pájaro) in Parc del Escorxador (Parque del Matadero), the mosaic of Pla de l’Os, the Foundation that bears his name and the mural at the Airport.
The artist’s intention was to welcome visitors who came to the city by land, sea or air.
