Pablo Picasso: Creative Chameleon
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together some of the best art-focused travel blogs to post on a common theme. This month we are discussing Contrast. You can link to all the ArtSmart contributions below. For February we welcome a new team to the ArtSmart group – Lydian and Pal of Art Weekenders! They are based in Amsterdam and love sharing ideas for art and culture based getaways. We’re so excited to welcome them to the Roundtable!
Pablo Picasso – “Portrait de Dora Maar” 1937 (Photo: Musee Picasso Paris)
Contrast is a fundamental concept in art. Artists use colors, movement, shapes and volume to add contrast and build emotion in their work. But what happens when an individual internalizes the concept of contrast and applies it to his or her own career? Pablo Picasso was an incredibly gifted artist but I have always been struck by how deliberate and thought-out his works were. Wanting to explore new creative approaches, Picasso radically switched between several styles throughout his career, each one unique and captivating. That to me is his genius and a real lesson in Contrast.
Daydream Tourist 