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This 9 page paper examines the life and times of Picasso, spanning the most of the twentieth century, as reflected in his paintings. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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when painting took on an unheard-of independent power. Nietzsche, whose writings about the Greeks had a tremendous influence in the coffee houses of Picassos youth, said that Apollo represented
the "dream" of art and Dionysus its "intoxication." Picasso, while always admiring the Apollonian spirit of Cezanne, whose discoveries can seem as inevitable as the morning sun, was at
heart a Dionysian rabble-rouser, and by now many people seem to regard him as a devil who unleashed the destructive forces that brought the modern dream crashing down (Perl
13). What an amazing social observation to define "good" and "evil." Such black and white definitions are often questioned as having political overtones or hidden agendas. Cezanne becomes
the god of sunlight and goodness, while Picasso for the sake of this critic, is his foil, or bad guy, or the god of wine, revelry and passion. If
artists political and social views are the mirror of their society, are they never allowed to break the mirror and reflect, prompt or challenge that reflection?
There may be plenty to dislike about Picasso, from his sadistic entanglements with rejected lovers to his sleazy Stalinism and his slapdash overproduction. But
it is wise to be wary of people who are quick to dump on a passionate temperament, particularly during conservative social and political times. It might be said that
Picasso simply had tacky social skills, yet it is also possible to see that his personal social point of view allowed him to go against the social norm of treatment
of women and children and treat them as he pleased. This is not only a personality flaw, but a definite slap in the face of a society who had
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