Would someone please tell me why this painter, Picasso, paintings that look like the work of a six year old child, are worth millions of dollars and Euros?
Between him, Marc Chagall and Jackson Pollack, I thing the art world has been scammed for over a hundred years............
You’ve got that right. And, few know who Diego Velazquez was...
You can add the serial plagiarizer Roy Lichtenstein to that list.
I agree with all that.
Because he produced a Communist propaganda work in 1937, earning him the love of Billionaire Bolsheviks world wide.
Eye of the beholder. I personally love Picasso’s work. Since I can’t afford them I painted copies of 2 of his paintings and they are hanging in the foyer.
Of course Art is subjective but Picasso, when he was young, produced work that was almost photo realistic. When Einstein produced his theory of Relativity in the early 20th century, and most people found it difficult to comprehend, Picasso introduced cubism which presented objects from all sides simultaneously indicating an appreciation for one of the core principles of Relativity.
If you look at Picasso works as a presentation of what we see at a static point in time than you would be correct in they do not make sense. If you look at his works as what we think and see from different perspectives relative to your position in time and space than they become interesting.
Think of a landscape. Most artist are going to paint what you see. Picasso is painting what you see and all the thoughts and feelings going through your head at the same time. He was trying to provoke your imagination albeit some people have less imagination than others. Then there is also his use of color... :)