Image via WikipediaThe current issue of
ARTnews includes
an article that reframes Picasso, as contemporary artists understand his work. Anyone who's seen a few knows that he likes to paint women, many of which appear to be disfigured and reimagined. What emerges when the standards of art-making have been further replicated and challenged over time?
ARTnews' writer Ann Landi posed these questions:
But what about contemporary artists—the young and those in midcareer? Does Picasso still cast any sort of spell, almost 40 years after his death?
Good questions! As an undergraduate student, the myth of Picasso became solidified through an unexpected source -- Fernande Olivier, one of his early (cough) lovers (I never use that word but it seems most appropriate in this context). Her relationship with Picasso was vividly illustrated, in her own words, throughout her journals.
Loving Picasso: The Private Journal of Fernande Olivier is totally worth a read
. After the demise of their relationship, of course, Picasso's Fernande Olivier's portraits ceased.
Image via WikipediaThe current issue of ARTnews includes an article that reframes Picasso, as contemporary artists understand his work. Anyone who's seen a few knows that he likes to paint women, many of which appear to be disfigured and reimagined. What emerges when the standards of art-making have been further replicated and challenged over time? ARTnews' writer Ann Landi posed these questions:
