Picasso said he could draw like an artist when he was a child and it took a lifetime to learn to draw like a child.
I just saw the exhibit, “Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris,” at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco. This is my third exhibit having seen the Picasso Retrospective in June of 1980 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and then a smaller show in San Francisco in the exhibit, “Picasso and the War Years, 1937-1945” in 1998. I enjoyed this particular exhibit because I was able to see the progression of his thoughts and process from representation to abstraction -the simplification of line and form.
I think about Picasso and his life as an artist and I wonder about his enormous popularity. His art changed 20th Century art! If he had been a shy man or kept his art locked in his studio would he have been discovered? If not discovered, who could have replaced him? Who else would have as much impact on the art world? Would another artist impact the art world be as strongly?
The answer is Picasso’s personality as well as his art made him famous.
What did Picasso possess as an artist and a man that put him above let’s say, Kandinsky? How can we tap into the same creativity that made Picasso prolific? What’s the secret to Picasso’s artistic abilities; to his developing a new style of art so dramatic it changed the way we look at the art?
There is no magic bullet or instantaneous course to making good art. Nor is there one simple answer. Some of us take a circuitous route, waffle back and forth, experiment and explore and then settle into a particular medium. Others know what medium they prefer and steadily hone their craft. This also applies to imagery, intention, technique and palette. Whatever way we choose, or means we use, the expression of feeling is paramount and drives us to create more.
I encourage you to visit the Picasso exhibit at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco, CA. Let me know what your thoughts are on the exhibit, the artist and the man. Are you a fan of Picasso’s? If so, why and if not, why?
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Right on Pam! I had no idea you could write so well. Reading about Picasso’s personality and then about fear and uncertainty gave me courage to try putting myself out there more. I’m so glad you’re taking this new direction of work. Thanks so much.
Thanks, Nicole. I think artists need to have a little of a Picasso-like personality or the belief that what they do is done with full intention. Picasso’s said, “My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the pope,” ‘Instead I was a painter and became a ……Picasso.’ Pam
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Henrietta,
I’m glad I provided some helpful suggestions.
Pam
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Pam
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I am not paid for this. I write this blog because I want people to find ways to increase their creativity.