Picasso Blue
If I could travel back in time,
I would go to the Paris of the
early 20th century and hang around
for thirty years at least!
I am fascinated by that period:
the fashion, the folly,
the architecture, the art,
especially the art zooming in
to modernism on the tails of
classicism, the new versus the ancient,
the fresh versus the staid.
Pablo Picasso epitomizes for me
the cultural transformation of that time.
Although I was never a real fan of his work,
I visited the Musee Picasso in Paris
in the early 90's where I could not help
but delight in his obvious joy in making art.
The museum has 3000 of his pieces including
drawings, ceramics, sculptures in wood and metal
and paintings. It has the aura of
playfulness, a winking trickster,
a genius not taking himself too seriously.
Digital College: Picasso Young and Hungry
Since then, I have become a student of his work
and have delighted in making my own Picasso themed pieces.
Digital Mirror of Picasso Self Portrait
Icons
Picasso Digital Mirror Doodle
Aged Picasso, pastel on paper
2 comments:
You and I are in agreement about Picasso. I grew up knowing I shared my birthday with him and felt a kinship with the artist but not always appreciating his work. In these later years I have also come to appreciate his artist spirit and learning to see the role of the artist, the seeing and the play of the artist life... making art. Have you seen "Midnight in Paris"?
I like your studies very much!
Thanks Blue Sky!My father also shares the same b-day as Picasso! How strange is that?!
I will have to look for "Midnight In Paris". Thanks for sharing!
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