Art Series - Picasso

 

Martha, a regular visitor of this Blog has set me a challenge: "How about tackling Picasso?" she said. You can visit Martha HERE.

Well, that's quite a challenge. There's so much to say about Picasso; so much so that it will take ages to write and read. 

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and theatre designer.  He spent most of his adult life in France and is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, and many other things besides.

He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as history’s most prolific professional painter. He created between 1,300 and 1,900 paintings between the time of his first art classes at age 7 and his death at 91. Compare that to the fact that I've just finished painting the spare room, and it took me three months, much to the chagrin and complaints from my wife, and you'll understand his rate of painting. I kept explaining to my wife that a masterpiece cannot be rushed even though all the walls were in one colour, but she did not understand; nor did she appreciate the brush strokes on the wall and the hint of individuality with every lick of paint.

Back to Picasso. Look at the painting above. It is called "Le Rêve" - The Dream. Looks a bit like me in front of the TV when Jennifer Aniston is on. This dreamer will have a cricked neck I tell you.

Now look at this:

Painted in 1921 it is called "Nu assis s'essuyant le pied" (Seated Nude Drying her Foot). Well, I don't know about you, but I would advise her to visit the doctor about her right foot.

Then in the same year we have ...

Nous autres musiciens (Three Musicians)

 I don't know about you, but I can't work out which musical instruments they are playing. Let that be the competition for today. Any suggestions? No prizes.

Also ... suggestions for Art paintings or artists to be researched here always welcome.