The theme of my 2014 A-to-Z Blog Challenge is BLUES, PUPUS, and REVIEWS.
Monday & Wednesday - REVIEWS: mini-style book
reviews
This
brings full circle my A to Z posts which
began with:
ART:
Picasso’s recurring theme - desolation of social outsiders - which answers to
his BLUE period extending from 1901 through 1904;
and
end with:
ZEITGEIST
(the general intellectual, moral, and cultural state of an era): where Picasso’s
recurring theme - desolation of social outsiders - answers to the spirit of the
time, the artistic and intellectual avant
garde at the start of the twentieth century.
In
the book, PICASSO by Jp. A. Calosse,
the author addresses the three essentials of Picasso’s ripening style during
the second half of 1901.
1.
Predominance of form in composition
2.
Sentimental themes
3.
Use of monochromatic blue
Together,
these three essentials help me appreciate the artist’s state of mind during a period
of time when his genius poured forth onto canvas for the world to view, study,
and absorb.
The
writer in me believes Picasso did not consciously create a “BLUE PERIOD” in his
life. As a painter, he did what came naturally to him. Would you agree with my
conclusion that, rather than use his paintings to editorialize his feelings, he
painted to explore his artistic talents?
Jp. A. Calosse: Picasso
