Picasso

Picasso's art is not for everyone. It is in your face, demanding art.  It's out there. Honestly, I have never understood his art.  I'm not an art expert by any means, but I have always been an art "appreciator".  I love to go to museums.  I find it stimulating, entertaining & most of the time relaxing.  I never thought of Picasso's art as particularly relaxing though.  Bottom line, I didn't take the time to understand it. I just didn't care much about it because it didn't appeal to me visually & I didn't realize how really important Picasso's art is.  So I didn't learn, grow or even try to make attempt at.  I simply disregarded it.

So why all this about Picasso?  A good friend of mine invited me to go to the Virginia Fine Arts Museum in Richmond where they presented the only east coast exhibit of Picasso's personal collection.  It was fabulous!!  I cannot remember when I have ever been intellectually challenged through art.  This was really a long needed experience to get back to my true interests. I never knew how angry Picasso was as he depicted artistically the wars he lived through.  I knew he had many lovers & wives, but didn't know what their personalities & relationships truly meant in his art.  I could never figure out the 3 faces!  Well, as we know women have many hats to wear but also many faces to go with them.  These women influenced his art just as the wars did.  We saw sketches, paintings, sculptures, quotations & photographs.  How amazing it all was!  My friend didn't rush me through & I could take my time to read everything which is a significant act of friendship since I am a V E R Y  S L O O O W  reader.  Many if not all of the times I've been to any kind of museum,  I have felt intimated about taking my time to read everything I wanted to because I seemed to always hold up everyone.  This was so different & enjoyable. It was an awesome experience.

Now, a quick shout-out to Kentucky & UVA for making the final 4 in March Madness!!!  Kentucky for my daughter-in-law & UVA for my son who did his 1st year of college there as an art student...and for me since I work in Richmond.

Also sympathies to my BYU family in Utah. 

So, my experience this past weekend has definitely contributed to my search for who I wannabe!!