What does it mean to say "poised like a politician"? The rhetorical backwash of the pejorative remarks about Picasso's grandson and the historian Richardson are probably intended to suggest that Picasso himself was not very bright and was too "political" as well. Sneaky.
Picasso was the great artist/genius of the 20th century. Anything he did must be examined against his overall status. To conclude that his late paintings are not as good as much of his earlier work says nothing about their quality as individual artworks. They can stand on their own. No one has matched his inventive treatment of the pictorial and that can be seen in his last paintings as much as in his first. But it is true that sober scholars say his work diminished after the 30s. They were not inventors. They never held a brush. They couldn't imagine the gushing and speed of Picasso's creativity. WC ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:38:35 AM Subject: Re: On Monday on Charlie Rose: "Picasso: Mosqueteros" I confess I tuned in and found myself unable to listen to Picasso's grandson (i.e. he came across as not very smart, he was telling me nothing, and his fleeting self-serving remarks gave off an odor I did not like). Meantime in the corner of my eye could see Richardson poised like a politician. I grant I may have quit too early. ************** Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003)
