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We are all a bit picasso
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Picasso would have been 10 or 11 years old.
https://www.pablo-ruiz-picasso.net/period-first.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso
It's worth pointing out that he was so talented because back then artists were highly valued in society. To the point where some painters were so coveted they were entirely taken care of by the people commissioning them, and those painters would go on to make house of apprentices where people would do nothing but paint all day. Painting was considered as much of a trade as plumbing or architecture. It's an era lost to time and global capitalism.
I guess photography was a big reason as well.
Thank you for pointing this out! People consistently ignore things like this.
Picasso’s father was literally an art teacher, and was an incredibly skilled artist his entire life too. Picasso’s “talent” is entirely due to being a spoiled artist’s kid.
According to Wikipedia, Picasso’s professional-quality artist training under his father started prior to when he was 9.
So he had been training under his artist father for at least 1-2 years by the time he drew the above. Context matters.
Now we glorify capitalists and fuck everyone else
Picasso when he was trying, vs Picasso when he was cashing out on his fame, throwing some paint on the canvas in 5 minutes to get paid 10k for it.