.Maeght Foundation - The Lunar Bird in Miró's Labyrinth
Labyrinth of the Maeght Foundation
Aimé Maeght pays all his attention to Joan Miró's marble sculpture "The Lunar Bird".
Excerpt from The Maeght Saga:
“My grandfather, fortunately, had the time to instill in me a passion for art and made this love for creation flow through my veins. The Foundation is love and freedom. The public make no mistake. The demonstrations of tenderness towards this place are innumerable. At the Foundation, no aggression, no one feels oppressed by knowledge, everyone is free to wander, admire, analyze or, quite simply, to spend some time in nature, far from the hustle and bustle of the seaside.
Today, the Foundation bears the testimony of all these anonymous people who have passed through it. As a teenager, I was speechless in front of the Roman Pietà, whose contours had been softened by the caresses of millions of imploring hands.
In the labyrinth, how can we not make a connection with this fervor in front of Miró's monumental sculpture, "the Lunar Bird", which bears the traces of hands touching its marble. The original surface was matte, now the tips of the wings of this large white bird shine in the sun, worn by admiring touches.
Could Miró dream of a more beautiful patina? It is that of time, that of walkers who appropriate this work, that which no workshop can produce, which no fortune can afford. For me, the success of the Foundation is there, in this white marble polished by the love of anonymous people…/…
I have no nostalgia, I just savor the happiness of having seen all that, of having experienced this story. My life is a wonderful adventure and what interests me is the adventure of tomorrow, unfortunately, it is far from the Foundation."
