I was addicted to heroin and opium myself for 19 years. I am a musician. I don’t think that opium had any affect in what he did. I can speak for myself opium and heroin always stopped me being creative. I am lucky that I’m not already 6 feet under. Maybe because I just smoked it. I Quit on 2004. have 3 beautiful girls and can make better music than during my whole drug career. New subscriber. Great jvideo. I like it.
maybe the difference is that he kicked a lot earlier than you did. An addiction for 20 years or so is of course going to have a negative effect on production of anything, as opposed to a brief dalliance. To be blunt, I also think you have a bias, I mean; you don't really have much of a choice in imagining substances might influence your music positively. Of course you're going to deny it helped anyone.
I am also a musician with a similar story and I agree with you...the whole "making better art on drugs" thing needs some transparency/honesty....you will make better art sober,, people...plus who wants to live with a broken mind, body, or spirit? I would never turn back to that life ❤
Heroin allowed me to push past my mental and physical pain due to my sensitivity to pain from struggling with it for so long. I could focus and do my IT work for hours at a time and even helped me obtain some of my IT Certifications. However, once I fell into my first deep, deep depression heroin became a crutch and I came to find myself relying on it more and more. Eventually, I gave up on my career after facing a reality wall that I couldn't overcome(Was too poor to go any further) and it became the only source of happiness left in my life and my sole focus of my efforts for the next decade. After a fight for my life, I am lucky enough to say that I am stable again on Methadone and have been away from Fentanyl for 7 months, Heroin for almost 3.5 years. I am low, but I'm not underground so I can still see the sun... and it is beautiful with a cup of coffee.
You should ask your doctor about buvidal injections to get off the Methadone, it's an almost painless way to flush the opiates out of your system while blocking any withdrawal 👍 good luck man
@@duncanself5111 That's buprenorphine which you can't just walk onto from Methadone, unless you want instant precipitated WD's. Either way, it requires you to start on Suboxone tablets/films before starting the injection. Also, I came FROM Buprenorphine to avert a relapse onto Fentanyl.
Had no idea Picasso got into opium, but no the transition from blue to rose makes so much sense. You can really see it in the quality of light in the rose works. The figures glow in relief in a warm, druggy atmosphere. I’d never really seen it until now!
Thank you for this…Im also in recovery from Heroin, and you may not believe this but I had my first taste on New Years Eve in 1981 aged 11! I didn’t immediately become addicted, but it did become a problem in my 20’s. I found myself in a Detox unit 300 miles from my hometown on New Years Eve 2001! I haven’t touched the drug since. I studied Eng Lit and once went to a Picasso Gallery. I lost about 4/5 hours I was so captivated. Later during my study’s we looked at Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Percy Shelley. Plus a few more. Upon reading their personal biographies, they’d all had Opium history in the form of Laudanum, Gin mixed with Opium. In my class, I was not the best academic, but creativity…that was the opposite. I’m a fan of Boxing and the Heavyweight fight of the Century is 24 hours away, yet your Podcast gave me a jolt… Once again, thanks ✌🏼out x
@@arthistorystorytime Ahh wow, thank you for acknowledging my comment. Here’s a little gift not many know about. I don’t know where you are in the World, however, if you ever find yourself in or near Oxford, England. In the Ashmolean Museum they have the original sketches in the archives of Da Vinci, Rembrandt and many, many more. You have to call them in advance and request a time etc. they bring them out wearing white gloves, I personally experienced it with my wife whilst at Uni. It was one of my favourite life experiences…I’m sure they still do it.
I had a major mind altering trip like 30 years ago now. Ever since, I've no further desire to do any sort of substance abuse. I've lived a fairly ordinary life since. It's so strange. My mind was permanently altered. A trip lasting a lifetime. Loving ❤️ everyone. God bless you all.
@@djquinn11 sus that he doesn't mentioned what substance. why tell this abbreviated story at all? So he stayed sober 30 years, so what? I don't care. Yes, many psychedelic substances end addictions. Ayahuasca and iboga in particular, but nearly all of them seem to have a similar stories. But if you're not going to tell why and how a certain substance helped...
@djquinn11 Yes, I picked a pot full, cooked them up and had them on toast. 2 large toasted mushroom sandwiches, then bang 💥 . It's a long story with subsequent back flashing. Mostly all good. Included like a NDE, which again ended with euphoric blissful end. I have the memories implanted always close to the surface.... enough said. Cheers. All of the above happened by accident....
@@OziBlokeTimGI have always used substances since I was a pre teen. I am lucky in that I do not suffer from addiction so I could always take or leave them at any time ( while always having a large collection on hand ). I have use psychedelics and loved them since age 15. I can't even count how many times I have tripped since the 90's but about six years ago out of nowhere I had one of "those" experiences with psilocybin. It was just going to be a relaxing Friday evening and the dose was purely recreational but within 30 minutes I knew I was going to need to lay down and strap in. I had the feeling that I had finally broke my brain and there was no coming back from this one , my family was going to be really upset and I would have to live the rest of my days as a vegetable in a hospital. I was scared at first but as soon as I let go and accepted it everything changed to a feeling of pure bliss. I was shot through a fantastic tunnel of fractals out of my body , no longer seeing through my own eyes but could see in every direction at the same time in a landscape of hazy shifting pastel color. There is no way to really describe that experience or why such a small dose did what it did . I have used cocktails of large amounts of psychedelic substances before and since and never gone back to that place , never even come close. I would think about it every day for a couple years , now not so much but it made me reevaluate and make changes to my life for the better. I rarely take any mind altering substances these days ( purely celebratory ). I never want to feel the way I did when I smoked THC or drank alcohol ever again. I would much rather enjoy a clear , quiet mind. Psilocybin is a hell of a drug
@OziBlokeTimG As a frequent psychedelic tripper -- in years by now long past -- I concur with your analysis of how psychedelic drugs open one's mind, and the resulting, far-out (for lack of any better way to describe it) perspective thus gained remains thereafter. For that reason, I always feel like it's easy -- in conversation -- to recognize former trippers.
It has become fashionable to describe Picasso as "cruel, toxic and awfull" , which is extremely shortsighted as he might have contained some of those personality traits he was also charming, generous and loving. He was willing to embrace both his dark side as well as his light thus making him a complete human being.
If life’s been kickin you in the balls and you don’t take drugs to cope , my hats off to you with great respect . I honestly don’t know how TF you do it
The quote about how the miserable conditions were turned into contentment? I was like yeah, that's dope all right... Problem is if you stick with it long enough you're right back into worse misery than before...
Gratitude for sharing. I saw a documentary based on the life of a stellar author named Donald Goines After forging his birth certificate he joined the air force at age 15 . While in the military he got addicted to Heroin. He wrote most of his 16 novels while under the influence of Heroin. His sister Joan said "He didn't control the habit, the habit controlled him”. Ps I understand the power of addiction. Im so grateful I started abstaining from alcohol 10 1/2 years ago.
Drugs, among other effects, can be gateways to perception. Of course the opium affected Picasso's art. Just like LSD influenced the Beatles, or absinthe did Van Gogh. That there were innumerable other influences at the same time (from the weather to one's diet, for example) is inarguable, but I believe that those substances, especially the 'natural' ones like opium, cactus, mushrooms, etc, were put here for the explicit purpose of changing/elevating consciousness, providing potential cures for mental disorders such as stress or trauma. And most of these artists knew what they were doing, these substances were no secret. Love your work, newly subbed!
Absinthe doesn't really have much effect beyond ordinary alcoholic drinks. Also, one thing that many people don't realize is that unlike synthetic opiates of today, opium gives dreamy hallucinations, a little bit like DXM, which is a related drug. It's nice that you think mother nature or god gave us special magic plants, but drugs like LSD and ketamine can have just as much an impact, even on spiritual values.
Dear Madame Stephanie, It is a great relief for me that finally (as far as I know ) somebody has come to her senses about the artistic pretensions and qualities of Pablo Picasso. Yes, he was selling himself very well , and therefore established an image that is hard to get rid of. Only the look in his eyes tells us that there is something not so sane, yes intelligent but psychopathic. The intensity of that staring gaze is exceptionally tense. Yes it is also true that a society that is in the process of decadence and degeneration, seeks the symbols and images that will confirm the validity of this decadence , and in this sense Picasso fulfilled a role. That you bring up the use of drugs by Picasso is very significant and has the potential to devalue the core of modern contemporary art. The most decisive however to devalue Pablo Picasso is his personal behaviour in his contact with women . He had few lovers at the same time and presented to two of them the absolute same new dress. I am sure that any woman with a sanity of heart and mind would find such acts disgusting.
Don't be too hard on Pablo.He worked hard, he suffered as much any person, and gave to the world a great deal more than any kind person could have .Yet he too could be kind.
This is the reason I stopped drinking, and completely stopped smoking pot. I gave my brain a break to see it come to play. The last time I drank was in 1996. The last time I took a drag of a joint was in 1990. Since I stopped all of that I graduated from High School. Graduated from college. Became an artist, music producer, author, photographer. I did this all without the influence of any drug, or alcohol. Since then my brain has been clear. The brain should be used wisely. I gave it a chance, and it did beautifully.
Thanks so much for inviting me to explore Pablo Picasso's productivity and process with you, but in a way that is truly engaging and that makes Picasso accessible. I never knew until you mentioned it that Picasso's initial use of opium played a part in his producing rather mature and intricate works. And coincidentally, rather exciting and dark, considering the effect that opium had on him. They remind me a little bit of Paul Gauguin because his Tahitian paintings possess a dreamlike and colorful quality. Who knows what would have become of Picasso's art if he hadn't used opium at all? Nevertheless, I enjoyed and appreciate your insights very much. #muchappreciated
I am so thankful for people like you that took the time to watch the video, think about what was said, and add your own thoughts to the mix. Thank you! But yes, it's interesting how the substance may have contributed to his art.
very good - i also appreciate the personal stories from your subscribers sharing a connection to your video . . . turned out to be more than an art history lesson. Thank you so much!!!
Excellent French and a very informative video - wonderful. Thanks for your great research! "Guernica" is arguably the greatest painting of the 20th century.
Love the way she casually, nonchalantly says " He frequently patronized brothels...❤😅 Pablo P. got his big break through a wealthy masculine- looking American heiress, who fell for this young pretty boy.. Almost every well known artist is well known because they emerged from wealthy family backgrounds or sold their...ahem... Assets ...to an already established artist or influential individual with the right contacts. Talent, in itself, is not a criterion for recognition and success in the arts.
This is very revealing. I never knew these things about Picasso. Yes as some have commented, the presenter is quite lovely. That hair is whipped! Thank you for sharing these revelations Stephanie.
Played music all my life. Once had a singer ask do we want him to open his vocals up? He took out 3 pills of oxy opiates, took them 30 mins later sounded like a different person singing. Addiction was everywhere and glad all thats behind us.
I found shrooms are incredible for vocals - they dissolve the barrier between emotion and execution... motor skills aren't as good, but vocally they allow me to do things that I would never have thought of doing when I don't have access to the raw emotions... and these things are immediately learnable in the non-shroomed state. Singing on hallucinogens is also a really good way of dealing with trips that are going a bit wobbly. I think because a bad trip is always about trying to fight it, and when you sing it tells your body/mind to go with the flow.
Errol Flynn in his book MY WICKED WICKED WAYS gives good narrative of his opium experience. Interesting stuff and sure it would give different orientation for the arts like lsd and hashish an mushrooms.
......Excellent, very creative video production about Picaso & some of his life experiences, thank you...I replicated his painting " The Old Guitarist " pretty close to the original, decades ago. he used the elderly frail model in other paintings as well...I may be your newest sub... ...Artist, Old Naples Florida🌴🎨
That’s great! Copying the masters is a great way to learn! I’ve got Bouguereau and Caspar David Friedrich copies under my belt that felt like very valuable learning experiences.
@@arthistorystorytime Thank you so much for your reply, the Beauty of your Heart, Spirit & exotic personality shines through social media, you are Blessed ... ...Artist, Old Naples Florida 🌴 🎨
When it comes to influences, just me, but I like to live in the mystery. Each of are able to listen to disturbance just as well as we are able to listen to harmony. If the mule is the muse then the mule is the muse. We can only ever watch the giants roam the earth never knowing what they are doing and less what they are thinking. We live in a cerebral world I know and you are trapped in your story telling by facts, you have such a rich voice I would love to hear you pull the threads of your own tapestry and put your emotions in the telling, but that's just me. All in all good work by you. Well done.
Interesting story about his altered state of mind! Also, the composition of your presentation is pleasant, soothing, and enigmatic ; mostly because of its focal point; that mysterious brown drop on your neckless which waves soothingly as you speak. Thank you.
This is a very good video that covers a lot of ground well, but needs to be an introduction to a series of deeper inquiry. I am an artist with an extensive resume of drug use when I was younger. My first thought is to point out that the impact of intoxication on creative output is frequently described in terms that reflect our own thoughts and not those of the artist. We read into it what we want and this can be laughable when someone tries to read deep psychological interpretations where the artist may have just been having light-hearted fun - nothing more and nothing less. Pablo Picasso was equipped with great talent and a great foundational approach to being an artist and was going to do great work, period. My speculation is being stoned helped him focus or be more comfortable with what he was doing and helped him spend more time considering alternative perspectives at times. Early in an addiction to opiates one can feel energized, more motivated as well as more confident. Opiates have a way of inflating one's ego and they dramatically magnify selfishness, cruelty, dishonesty and a view of other people as things to be used, tricked or toyed with. Going sober does not necessarily cause the magnification of these traits to ebb until the person is back to where they were before. I think Picasso used opium to serve him as he strived to accomplish greater goals and left it in his wake as he made his way in life. It's been many years since I really studied him, but I think what he'd say is opium did not take him anywhere he was not already going. I believe he still would have found cubism and become one of the greatest artists of all time had he remained sober his entire life. I do not think making it illegal would have mattered. That stuff was everywhere and the hangers-on Picasso attracted would have been pleased to score him some opium on the down-low. I also seriously doubt he gave it up completely. In my opinion, he probably had a few friends who still indulged who would occasionally visit him in his studio and they'd get high. Since it was illegal, given the way it exacerbates dishonesty, I could see Picasso pulling an indignant attitude decades later, saying he'd given it up but that would just be a lie. Nothing I said above should be construed as an endorsement for anyone to get intoxicated, including artists. It is not required for a talented artist to make great art. It can be entertaining, but there are also social, medical and legal costs.
Pablo took opium in 1905-1910 period when he started Cubism. Most artists of the period tried it. Amongst those with more than a passing interest were Picabia and Cocteau.
total side point, but the quality of the shot here is absolutely exceptional. from the framing, to the choice of lighting, even the colour of the walls (which i'm VERY jealous of). really lovely.
Thank you, I typically work with commercial photo/video and so enjoy thinking about those things and also have acquired a collection of lighting and tools because of it. Oh and the black walls! Highly recommend!! Paint a room or two black. Office, bedroom, TV room, whatevs. It just feels so right to me.
Thanks for making the point about Picasso and opium. This was written about in the book by Picasso's mistress, Fernande Olivier. She and Picasso were smoking it just at the time of his breakthru to Cubism. No art critic wants to talk about it. Artists sometimes use substances to get visual breakthroughs at special times, provided they have talent and are masters of their materials and have done the hard work of thinking and researching beforehand, as Picasso did. You must already be a visual person, if you aren't, it won't help you become an artist.
Beautiful work Stephanie! I love the way you left it open ended. I also found it fascinating that apart from the few photos and paintings you used, it was mostly your clever story telling skills that kept me watching and listening intently. I am subscribing to your channel now. Thank you.
Discovered your channel tonight , very cool…I’ve examined altered consciousness and art from paleo/neolithic to Alex Grey. Fascinating stuff. The Surrealists and Picasso could visit salons in Paris in which steel and glass chambers were built….patrons could sit and imbibe drinks while the chamber was filled with nitrous, oxygen, helium, etc.,.regarding Picasso and his opium use ? I consider Pablo something of a thespian, and experiencing and enjoying the high from raw opium in a pipe, or paste in tea or coffee is completely in line with his character and philosophy. A supremely capable individual who likely got as much pleasure driving his cars, dining and drinking prodigious amounts of wine. taking in the bullfights, or bedding his wives and mistresses, as getting high on opiates. Not downplaying it at all. Every experience is part of our creative process. Drink. Drugs Sex aren’t a bug in the system, they are pretty much hard wired .
Interesting discussion. I would have liked more examples of paintings to illustrate the journey. For your information, the 18th Arrondissement only started to gather a North African community towards the early-to-mid 1970s, after the decolonization of Algeria. At the time Picasso lived in the Bateau Lavoir area - Montmartre - this was a small village or « commune » with a blue collar and semi-rural population. If my memory serves me well, Montmartre wasn’t even fully integrated in Paris but situated beyond the « fortifs » (the ramparts), i.e. Paris extra-muros. This area was the refuge of artists like Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.
I survived a10 plus year addiction to pain pills then heroin then fentanyl. I'm also an international artist/ painter having been on dozens of magazine and book covers as well as represented at galleries on 3 continents. I can relate somewhat with being an artist on opiates. During my time on opiates I wasn't very productive. Nothing like I was prior to being on them. I still haven't caught up to my previous self as far as volume. However, I'm a much more complete artist and human having gone through all that I did. I was even homeless under a bridge after I lost everything. I would think Picasso would say something similar to my experience. VERY INTERESTING note. After one detoxify from opiates there is a flood of emotions that come back as opiates really deaden who we are inside. Makes us numb. Anyway, I've heard some people refer to that period after you detoxify as the "pink haze ". How interesting is that?
What you say is a common thread amongst artists who take opiates; they weren't very productive while on them. If there was one thing that Picasso was, he was prolific. He was also tremendously inventive. I've never heard of his being addicted to opium so if he was, it wasn't for long. He came to Paris because he wanted to paint but when he arrived, he spoke little French. There was certainly a period of adjustment for him.
I appreciate you sharing your experience. As someone who’s never had a strong opiate (other than 1 bad hospital visit) I wouldn’t have known about the pink haze.
I read Errol Flynn’s ‘My Wicked, Wicked Ways’ and I remember him smoking pot with Picasso, eventually seeing the things in the paintings move. Flynn was embarrassed when Nuns from across the street came to visit him & Picasso at a brothel. Picasso reassured him by saying: “It’s OKAY, this is Cuba.”
I like your theory and wanna believe it’s true. I can see how the warmth of opium could help someone change their color palette and subject matter.I’ve seen drugs and alcohol destroy my friends and family but people should be able have autonomy over their body and their choice to what they want to do with it. If you’re curious, ask yourself “do I want to be here for a good time or a long time?” Everything in moderation.
Love picasso ..glad to hear i wasnt the only artist that used different drugs to create ..never got into the downers.. but it seemed normal to me ...but its a temporary high.. thAt leads to addiction... Learned alot ,seen alot and done alot...its been a cool ride... Picasso to me was free...one thing i have to say is he learned from Mattiese"..you can see it in his work... Then he breaks away.. from the master and became himself...
The war on drugs has swept under the rug how prolific and creative artists are with drugs in their life. Lifespan is not a consuming thought of an artist only the moment. Most of the human race is over bearing to artists. Drugs help block the pain that the common man inspires. The jealousy and envy common in the masses is too much for a creative person.
'The most sensible smell in the world' as Picasso described both the unique, bitter-aromatic scent of Opium and the divine equanimity it confers. As opium is simultaneously narcotic and stimulant in effects, it would have fuelled Picasso's painting during that period.
opium, really all opiates, are not so much "stimulants," they act more like they suppress tiredness. You don't feel more energy, but you also never feel exhaustion. The terminology of psychoactive drugs was made long before scientists understood neurotransmitters. "Hallucinogens" are far more likely to create visual distortions than true hallucinations, and cannabis has been put under several categories, some contrary; as both stimulant and sedative, also psychedelic, etc. Nicotine is also both stimulating and sedating. "Narcotic" originally meant something like "opiate", but the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 included cocaine, and since then it usually just means "illegal substance". Picasso's contemporaries might have said opium is a narcotic and a stimulant, but that gives an inaccurate picture.
I heard that someone asked why he painted so much blue? He said because I had alot of blue! I've been like that, little money, alot of one color, not enough of others. So I made a forest blue out of necessity. I think he was on the ball. The crazy distortion was in response to photography eliminating landscape, portraiture...artists! Like today with a.i.
if i had to guess, opium had a mild effect on the tone and emotional content of his pieces, and other decisions related to that. but i suspect the opiate use was more of an effect than a cause. a reprieve from his deeply sensitive mind and overwhelming thoughts. he was bound to innovate stylistically.
Yea I agree. There's a subtle interplay there between the drug and his art. It wasn't all causation or all about the drug itself. And wow, 1st time being called "disturbingly" beautiful. Thank you!
Nice and interesting/welcome chronology and 'new' information. Sincerely. Strong presenter. Yet... what's the point/message? You are delivering this... why? Worthwhile... when informed by a purpose.
Picasso also had support from his community and his peers, which is an important sociogenic fulcrum on which success and motivation pivot, personally and generally. Not that there were no critics But having that network to orient helps maintain for things focus especially when drugs get involved. If everyone was telling him his art has to wait and to put the brush down while he goes to treatment and his peers group was intentionally indifferent to him and his work then maybe he'd have been less prolific. The cultural narrative is often of the lone creator that defies haters and breaks through unimpeded but that sociogenic piece seems important.
@@valentine8414 I guess I'm the only honest one here. 😂 But I admit I did not know that Picasso was on drugs. This was very enlightening. Now are you happy? 😂
I enjoyed this story with a new knowledge of Pablo’s drug use and mindset throughout his various “periods” . He was certainly a wild dude who didn’t score very high on characte,r integrity, or morals . Some art historians point out he was a world class copyist with little or no regard for who or what he took/appropriated from. Ah! The narcissism! Personally, I never saw anything of great value in any of his works, although it’s a fact he developed friendships with the bourgeois - maybe they all did dope together
@@luciatheron1621 astounding is a very strong word not befitting Pablo’s work. It does nothing for me . I much prefer Goya’s work with bullfights where dynamics and energy are captured quite effectively Picasso is way overrated as an artist
I have found nearly every obscure public domain macabre short story that Stephen King the coke fiend ripped off without attribution to create his works . . he called the theft 'good research'
Michael Pollan's book, How to Change Your Mind, documents the use of psychodelics in human history, including recent scientific research into its effects on the human mind. It's very much worth the time spent reading it. I loved seeing this video, although there seemed to be much more that could be explored about Picasso's use of opium and the influence it exerted in his voyage of self-discovery and his work.
I love that book! As well as Pollan’s other books. And you’re right, I have thought about expanding on some of the early videos. This was actually the 2nd art history video of mine and I feel like there’s SOoOo much I would have liked to improve on with past videos.
When I was in college fifty some years ago, I got a chance to smoke opiated hashish. I experienced cubist perspective! I had no doubt Picasso had done the same.
Since you have some interest, I will elaborate. At that time I was well acquainted with hashish and a few other psychedelics, but opiated hash was unique. As my housemate was eating dinner, his features, his hair, eyes, mouth, and the fork he was holding disassociated, or a better term might be dis-integrated. It was uncannily cubist. I mentioned my revelation to him at the time. He was unimpressed. Thanks to your informative video, I feel my theory confimed.
I had heard that his whole circle was into Ether as well. We all know a bit about opiates ( what, like 90% of modern people will die under the influence?) but Ether 's influence is certainly an unknown!
WE take drugs and drink because life is painful to us because we feel our feelings and there is so much contradiction and lack of humanity in the world. what begins as a bell that never stops ringing becomes a foghorn and inevitably the screaming whistle of a locomotive.
Very few artists take drugs contrary to popular opinion. Very few people in general take drugs, at least as a proportion of the American populace. Dont say "we".
I was addicted to heroin and opium myself for 19 years. I am a musician. I don’t think that opium had any affect in what he did. I can speak for myself opium and heroin always stopped me being creative. I am lucky that I’m not already 6 feet under. Maybe because I just smoked it. I Quit on 2004. have 3 beautiful girls and can make better music than during my whole drug career. New subscriber. Great jvideo. I like it.
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Glad to hear that you have gotten your life together.
maybe the difference is that he kicked a lot earlier than you did. An addiction for 20 years or so is of course going to have a negative effect on production of anything, as opposed to a brief dalliance. To be blunt, I also think you have a bias, I mean; you don't really have much of a choice in imagining substances might influence your music positively. Of course you're going to deny it helped anyone.
@@squirlmyno, I can attest the same thing. And marijuana affects creativity positively and is viewed in culture as such, as well.
I am also a musician with a similar story and I agree with you...the whole "making better art on drugs" thing needs some transparency/honesty....you will make better art sober,, people...plus who wants to live with a broken mind, body, or spirit? I would never turn back to that life ❤
Heroin allowed me to push past my mental and physical pain due to my sensitivity to pain from struggling with it for so long. I could focus and do my IT work for hours at a time and even helped me obtain some of my IT Certifications. However, once I fell into my first deep, deep depression heroin became a crutch and I came to find myself relying on it more and more. Eventually, I gave up on my career after facing a reality wall that I couldn't overcome(Was too poor to go any further) and it became the only source of happiness left in my life and my sole focus of my efforts for the next decade. After a fight for my life, I am lucky enough to say that I am stable again on Methadone and have been away from Fentanyl for 7 months, Heroin for almost 3.5 years. I am low, but I'm not underground so I can still see the sun... and it is beautiful with a cup of coffee.
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You should ask your doctor about buvidal injections to get off the Methadone, it's an almost painless way to flush the opiates out of your system while blocking any withdrawal 👍 good luck man
beautiful story - thank you for sharing - inspirational to me
@@duncanself5111 That's buprenorphine which you can't just walk onto from Methadone, unless you want instant precipitated WD's. Either way, it requires you to start on Suboxone tablets/films before starting the injection. Also, I came FROM Buprenorphine to avert a relapse onto Fentanyl.
Had no idea Picasso got into opium, but no the transition from blue to rose makes so much sense. You can really see it in the quality of light in the rose works. The figures glow in relief in a warm, druggy atmosphere. I’d never really seen it until now!
Baudelaire too. Sartre was into mescaline.
Thank you for this…Im also in recovery from Heroin, and you may not believe this but I had my first taste on New Years Eve in 1981 aged 11! I didn’t immediately become addicted, but it did become a problem in my 20’s.
I found myself in a Detox unit 300 miles from my hometown on New Years Eve 2001! I haven’t touched the drug since.
I studied Eng Lit and once went to a Picasso Gallery. I lost about 4/5 hours I was so captivated.
Later during my study’s we looked at Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Percy Shelley. Plus a few more. Upon reading their personal biographies, they’d all had Opium history in the form of Laudanum, Gin mixed with Opium. In my class, I was not the best academic, but creativity…that was the opposite.
I’m a fan of Boxing and the Heavyweight fight of the Century is 24 hours away, yet your Podcast gave me a jolt…
Once again, thanks
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Thank you for sharing that. I love to hear people’s personal stories related to the topic. ✌️
@@arthistorystorytime Ahh wow, thank you for acknowledging my comment.
Here’s a little gift not many know about. I don’t know where you are in the World, however, if you ever find yourself in or near Oxford, England. In the Ashmolean Museum they have the original sketches in the archives of Da Vinci, Rembrandt and many, many more. You have to call them in advance and request a time etc. they bring them out wearing white gloves, I personally experienced it with my wife whilst at Uni. It was one of my favourite life experiences…I’m sure they still do it.
Such a rich video with clear explanations, please don’t stop making these!!
More on its way!
I had a major mind altering trip like 30 years ago now. Ever since, I've no further desire to do any sort of substance abuse. I've lived a fairly ordinary life since. It's so strange. My mind was permanently altered. A trip lasting a lifetime. Loving ❤️ everyone. God bless you all.
I’ve heard people say that with psychedelics. Was it mushrooms?
@@djquinn11 sus that he doesn't mentioned what substance. why tell this abbreviated story at all? So he stayed sober 30 years, so what? I don't care. Yes, many psychedelic substances end addictions. Ayahuasca and iboga in particular, but nearly all of them seem to have a similar stories. But if you're not going to tell why and how a certain substance helped...
@djquinn11 Yes, I picked a pot full, cooked them up and had them on toast. 2 large toasted mushroom sandwiches, then bang 💥 . It's a long story with subsequent back flashing. Mostly all good. Included like a NDE, which again ended with euphoric blissful end. I have the memories implanted always close to the surface.... enough said. Cheers.
All of the above happened by accident....
@@OziBlokeTimGI have always used substances since I was a pre teen. I am lucky in that I do not suffer from addiction so I could always take or leave them at any time ( while always having a large collection on hand ).
I have use psychedelics and loved them since age 15. I can't even count how many times I have tripped since the 90's but about six years ago out of nowhere I had one of "those" experiences with psilocybin. It was just going to be a relaxing Friday evening and the dose was purely recreational but within 30 minutes I knew I was going to need to lay down and strap in.
I had the feeling that I had finally broke my brain and there was no coming back from this one , my family was going to be really upset and I would have to live the rest of my days as a vegetable in a hospital. I was scared at first but as soon as I let go and accepted it everything changed to a feeling of pure bliss. I was shot through a fantastic tunnel of fractals out of my body , no longer seeing through my own eyes but could see in every direction at the same time in a landscape of hazy shifting pastel color.
There is no way to really describe that experience or why such a small dose did what it did . I have used cocktails of large amounts of psychedelic substances before and since and never gone back to that place , never even come close.
I would think about it every day for a couple years , now not so much but it made me reevaluate and make changes to my life for the better.
I rarely take any mind altering substances these days ( purely celebratory ).
I never want to feel the way I did when I smoked THC or drank alcohol ever again. I would much rather enjoy a clear , quiet mind.
Psilocybin is a hell of a drug
@OziBlokeTimG
As a frequent psychedelic tripper -- in years by now long past -- I concur with your analysis of how psychedelic drugs open one's mind, and the resulting, far-out (for lack of any better way to describe it) perspective thus gained remains thereafter. For that reason, I always feel like it's easy -- in conversation -- to recognize former trippers.
It has become fashionable to describe Picasso as "cruel, toxic and awfull" , which is extremely shortsighted as he might have contained some of those personality traits he was also charming, generous and loving. He was willing to embrace both his dark side as well as his light thus making him a complete human being.
Thank you
Nowadays it's just cool to make men sound evil
For sure! All people have multiple sides to them. This video is not at all about making him seem like the bad guy.
AMEN!
It's difficult to be free and not appear "cruel sand awfull" to those close.
I love the way you explain Picasso's life paintings the people and drugs in his life. Thank You.
If life’s been kickin you in the balls and you don’t take drugs to cope , my hats off to you with great respect . I honestly don’t know how TF you do it
The quote about how the miserable conditions were turned into contentment? I was like yeah, that's dope all right... Problem is if you stick with it long enough you're right back into worse misery than before...
@@garybryant4293this.
maybe life is kicking you in the balls because you are doing them though.
@@MicahMicahel I appreciate that honestly. it’s not the case , but obviously doing drugs can ruin a good life
I'm not endorsing this point-of-view, but, I think, Tom Waits joked that reality was for those who can't handle drugs.
Gratitude for sharing.
I saw a documentary based on the life of a stellar author named Donald Goines After forging his birth certificate he joined the air force at age 15 . While in the military he got addicted to Heroin. He wrote most of his 16 novels while under the influence of Heroin. His sister Joan said "He didn't control the habit, the habit controlled him”.
Ps I understand the power of addiction. Im so grateful I started abstaining from alcohol 10 1/2 years ago.
Drugs, among other effects, can be gateways to perception. Of course the opium affected Picasso's art. Just like LSD influenced the Beatles, or absinthe did Van Gogh. That there were innumerable other influences at the same time (from the weather to one's diet, for example) is inarguable, but I believe that those substances, especially the 'natural' ones like opium, cactus, mushrooms, etc, were put here for the explicit purpose of changing/elevating consciousness, providing potential cures for mental disorders such as stress or trauma. And most of these artists knew what they were doing, these substances were no secret.
Love your work, newly subbed!
Absinthe doesn't really have much effect beyond ordinary alcoholic drinks. Also, one thing that many people don't realize is that unlike synthetic opiates of today, opium gives dreamy hallucinations, a little bit like DXM, which is a related drug. It's nice that you think mother nature or god gave us special magic plants, but drugs like LSD and ketamine can have just as much an impact, even on spiritual values.
Let's face it ,Who doesn't enjoy getting shitfaced?😂
@@julianandrews6025Your remark suggests that you have never used any psychedelic drugs.
@@22Too Ok Carlos Castaneda
Van Gogh looks so f’*’*ed up. Like alcoholic serious
Dear Madame Stephanie, It is a great relief for me that finally (as far as I know ) somebody has come to her senses about the artistic pretensions and qualities of Pablo Picasso.
Yes, he was selling himself very well , and therefore established an image that is hard to get rid of.
Only the look in his eyes tells us that there is something not so sane, yes intelligent but psychopathic. The intensity of that staring gaze is exceptionally tense.
Yes it is also true that a society that is in the process of decadence and degeneration, seeks the symbols and images that will confirm the validity of this decadence , and in this sense Picasso fulfilled a role.
That you bring up the use of drugs by Picasso is very significant and has the potential to devalue the core of modern contemporary art.
The most decisive however to devalue Pablo Picasso is his personal behaviour in his contact with women . He had few lovers at the same time and presented to two of them the absolute same new dress. I am sure that any woman with a sanity of heart and mind would find such acts disgusting.
Don't be too hard on Pablo.He worked hard, he suffered as much any person, and gave to the world a great deal more than any kind person could have .Yet he too could be kind.
This is the reason I stopped drinking, and completely stopped smoking pot. I gave my brain a break to see it come to play. The last time I drank was in 1996. The last time I took a drag of a joint was in 1990. Since I stopped all of that I graduated from High School. Graduated from college. Became an artist, music producer, author, photographer. I did this all without the influence of any drug, or alcohol. Since then my brain has been clear. The brain should be used wisely. I gave it a chance, and it did beautifully.
Thanks so much for inviting me to explore Pablo Picasso's productivity and process with you, but in a way that is truly engaging and that makes Picasso accessible. I never knew until you mentioned it that Picasso's initial use of opium played a part in his producing rather mature and intricate works. And coincidentally, rather exciting and dark, considering the effect that opium had on him. They remind me a little bit of Paul Gauguin because his Tahitian paintings possess a dreamlike and colorful quality. Who knows what would have become of Picasso's art if he hadn't used opium at all? Nevertheless, I enjoyed and appreciate your insights very much. #muchappreciated
I am so thankful for people like you that took the time to watch the video, think about what was said, and add your own thoughts to the mix. Thank you! But yes, it's interesting how the substance may have contributed to his art.
This video made my night better great work
very good - i also appreciate the personal stories from your subscribers sharing a connection to your video . . . turned out to be more than an art history lesson. Thank you so much!!!
Excellent French and a very informative video - wonderful. Thanks for your great research! "Guernica" is arguably the greatest painting of the 20th century.
Love the way she casually, nonchalantly says
" He frequently patronized brothels...❤😅
Pablo P. got his big break through a wealthy masculine- looking American heiress, who fell for this young pretty boy..
Almost every well known artist is well known because they emerged from wealthy family backgrounds or sold their...ahem... Assets ...to an already established artist or influential individual with the right contacts.
Talent, in itself, is not a criterion for recognition and success in the arts.
"masculine-looking heiress, who fell for... pretty boy"... I have rarely met a sentence in which almost everything is so hateful and inacurate...
The gruesome Gertrude Stein.
"Talent, in itself, is not a criterion for recognition and success in the arts."
Got that right!
@@dannistor7294 It is very accurate. Are you telling me that Gertrude Stein looked hot and Picaso looked ugly?
@@pr1me840 Did Gertrude Stein fall for Picasso?
This is very revealing. I never knew these things about Picasso.
Yes as some have commented, the presenter is quite lovely. That hair is whipped! Thank you for sharing these revelations Stephanie.
Glad you enjoyed it! I always link cited sourced in the description if you're interested in further reading.
Played music all my life. Once had a singer ask do we want him to open his vocals up? He took out 3 pills of oxy opiates, took them 30 mins later sounded like a different person singing. Addiction was everywhere and glad all thats behind us.
Interesting effects. I would have never thought it's would change someone's voice. 🤔
Poe mentions the leaden vocal tones of the habitual opium user...yes it relaxes the vocal cords.
I found shrooms are incredible for vocals - they dissolve the barrier between emotion and execution... motor skills aren't as good, but vocally they allow me to do things that I would never have thought of doing when I don't have access to the raw emotions... and these things are immediately learnable in the non-shroomed state.
Singing on hallucinogens is also a really good way of dealing with trips that are going a bit wobbly. I think because a bad trip is always about trying to fight it, and when you sing it tells your body/mind to go with the flow.
That’s really odd. Usually opiates screw up your vocals and amphetamines open them up
Errol Flynn in his book MY WICKED WICKED WAYS gives good narrative of his opium experience. Interesting stuff and sure it would give different orientation for the arts like lsd and hashish an mushrooms.
......Excellent, very creative video production about Picaso & some of his life experiences, thank you...I replicated his painting " The Old Guitarist " pretty close to the original, decades ago. he used the elderly frail model in other paintings as well...I may be your newest sub... ...Artist, Old Naples Florida🌴🎨
That’s great! Copying the masters is a great way to learn! I’ve got Bouguereau and Caspar David Friedrich copies under my belt that felt like very valuable learning experiences.
@@arthistorystorytime Thank you so much for your reply, the Beauty of your Heart, Spirit & exotic personality shines through social media, you are Blessed ... ...Artist, Old Naples Florida 🌴 🎨
I absolutely love the artistic presentation you’ve made here. Thank you for a very positive experience.
Excellent story and well presented. I am not a huge art history guy, but I wish I was an artist just so I could paint you! Cheers
When it comes to influences, just me, but I like to live in the mystery. Each of are able to listen to disturbance just as well as we are able to listen to harmony. If the mule is the muse then the mule is the muse. We can only ever watch the giants roam the earth never knowing what they are doing and less what they are thinking. We live in a cerebral world I know and you are trapped in your story telling by facts, you have such a rich voice I would love to hear you pull the threads of your own tapestry and put your emotions in the telling, but that's just me. All in all good work by you. Well done.
Well said. We’ll never know what they were thinking.
excellent french name pronunciations and lovely video.
I tried my best with the pronunciations 😆 it helps with French to also speak Spanish.
Interesting story about his altered state of mind!
Also, the composition of your presentation is pleasant, soothing, and enigmatic ; mostly because of its focal point; that mysterious brown drop on your neckless which waves soothingly as you speak. Thank you.
This is a very good video that covers a lot of ground well, but needs to be an introduction to a series of deeper inquiry.
I am an artist with an extensive resume of drug use when I was younger.
My first thought is to point out that the impact of intoxication on creative output is frequently described in terms that reflect our own thoughts and not those of the artist.
We read into it what we want and this can be laughable when someone tries to read deep psychological interpretations where the artist may have just been having light-hearted fun - nothing more and nothing less.
Pablo Picasso was equipped with great talent and a great foundational approach to being an artist and was going to do great work, period.
My speculation is being stoned helped him focus or be more comfortable with what he was doing and helped him spend more time considering alternative perspectives at times.
Early in an addiction to opiates one can feel energized, more motivated as well as more confident.
Opiates have a way of inflating one's ego and they dramatically magnify selfishness, cruelty, dishonesty and a view of other people as things to be used, tricked or toyed with. Going sober does not necessarily cause the magnification of these traits to ebb until the person is back to where they were before.
I think Picasso used opium to serve him as he strived to accomplish greater goals and left it in his wake as he made his way in life. It's been many years since I really studied him, but I think what he'd say is opium did not take him anywhere he was not already going.
I believe he still would have found cubism and become one of the greatest artists of all time had he remained sober his entire life.
I do not think making it illegal would have mattered. That stuff was everywhere and the hangers-on Picasso attracted would have been pleased to score him some opium on the down-low.
I also seriously doubt he gave it up completely. In my opinion, he probably had a few friends who still indulged who would occasionally visit him in his studio and they'd get high.
Since it was illegal, given the way it exacerbates dishonesty, I could see Picasso pulling an indignant attitude decades later, saying he'd given it up but that would just be a lie.
Nothing I said above should be construed as an endorsement for anyone to get intoxicated, including artists.
It is not required for a talented artist to make great art.
It can be entertaining, but there are also social, medical and legal costs.
Pablo took opium in 1905-1910 period when he started Cubism. Most artists of the period tried it. Amongst those with more than a passing interest were Picabia and Cocteau.
Beautiful narration..thankyou
Your style and cadence is exquisite young lady and your voice is smooth as French butter, Great content! New sub!
Lame.
Very enlightening indeed; thank you.
total side point, but the quality of the shot here is absolutely exceptional. from the framing, to the choice of lighting, even the colour of the walls (which i'm VERY jealous of). really lovely.
Thank you, I typically work with commercial photo/video and so enjoy thinking about those things and also have acquired a collection of lighting and tools because of it. Oh and the black walls! Highly recommend!! Paint a room or two black. Office, bedroom, TV room, whatevs. It just feels so right to me.
Thanks for making the point about Picasso and opium. This was written about in the book by Picasso's mistress, Fernande Olivier. She and Picasso were smoking it just at the time of his breakthru to Cubism. No art critic wants to talk about it. Artists sometimes use substances to get visual breakthroughs at special times, provided they have talent and are masters of their materials and have done the hard work of thinking and researching beforehand, as Picasso did. You must already be a visual person, if you aren't, it won't help you become an artist.
Agreed! It’s not an automatic artist skill boost and in some cases could serve as a huge distraction instead of having any benefit.
Thank you for something new. I haven't found not repeating about it for a long time.
Very enjoy thankyou.lovely to listen.
This was a real eye opener, thank you!
awesome ! you as well as your presentation!!
a well done and even-handed report - thankyou :)
Beautiful work Stephanie! I love the way you left it open ended. I also found it fascinating that apart from the few photos and paintings you used, it was mostly your clever story telling skills that kept me watching and listening intently. I am subscribing to your channel now. Thank you.
Discovered your channel tonight , very cool…I’ve examined altered consciousness and art from paleo/neolithic to Alex Grey. Fascinating stuff. The Surrealists and Picasso could visit salons in Paris in which steel and glass chambers were built….patrons could sit and imbibe drinks while the chamber was filled with nitrous, oxygen, helium, etc.,.regarding Picasso and his opium use ? I consider Pablo something of a thespian, and experiencing and enjoying the high from raw opium in a pipe, or paste in tea or coffee is completely in line with his character and philosophy. A supremely capable individual who likely got as much pleasure driving his cars, dining and drinking prodigious amounts of wine. taking in the bullfights, or bedding his wives and mistresses, as getting high on opiates. Not downplaying it at all. Every experience is part of our creative process. Drink. Drugs Sex aren’t a bug in the system, they are pretty much hard wired .
Interesting discussion. I would have liked more examples of paintings to illustrate the journey. For your information, the 18th Arrondissement only started to gather a North African community towards the early-to-mid 1970s, after the decolonization of Algeria. At the time Picasso lived in the Bateau Lavoir area - Montmartre - this was a small village or « commune » with a blue collar and semi-rural population. If my memory serves me well, Montmartre wasn’t even fully integrated in Paris but situated beyond the « fortifs » (the ramparts), i.e. Paris extra-muros. This area was the refuge of artists like Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.
I survived a10 plus year addiction to pain pills then heroin then fentanyl. I'm also an international artist/ painter having been on dozens of magazine and book covers as well as represented at galleries on 3 continents.
I can relate somewhat with being an artist on opiates.
During my time on opiates I wasn't very productive. Nothing like I was prior to being on them. I still haven't caught up to my previous self as far as volume. However, I'm a much more complete artist and human having gone through all that I did. I was even homeless under a bridge after I lost everything.
I would think Picasso would say something similar to my experience.
VERY INTERESTING note. After one detoxify from opiates there is a flood of emotions that come back as opiates really deaden who we are inside. Makes us numb.
Anyway, I've heard some people refer to that period after you detoxify as the "pink haze ".
How interesting is that?
What you say is a common thread amongst artists who take opiates; they weren't very productive while on them. If there was one thing that Picasso was, he was prolific. He was also tremendously inventive. I've never heard of his being addicted to opium so if he was, it wasn't for long. He came to Paris because he wanted to paint but when he arrived, he spoke little French. There was certainly a period of adjustment for him.
I appreciate you sharing your experience. As someone who’s never had a strong opiate (other than 1 bad hospital visit) I wouldn’t have known about the pink haze.
That was an interesting storyline. Thank you for this video 😊
I read Errol Flynn’s ‘My Wicked, Wicked Ways’ and I remember him smoking pot with Picasso, eventually seeing the things in the paintings move.
Flynn was embarrassed when Nuns from across the street came to visit him & Picasso at a brothel. Picasso reassured him by saying: “It’s OKAY, this is Cuba.”
You’re an underrated RUclipsr, you make well informed and comprehensive videos. Keep it up!!
Great job! thank you for your content! Cheers from México!!! 🎩👌
Muchas gracias!
wow, very well maked video!
I like your theory and wanna believe it’s true. I can see how the warmth of opium could help someone change their color palette and subject matter.I’ve seen drugs and alcohol destroy my friends and family but people should be able have autonomy over their body and their choice to what they want to do with it.
If you’re curious, ask yourself “do I want to be here for a good time or a long time?” Everything in moderation.
Highely interesting information and reflections within only a few minutes!
Thank you for your adept story-telling,charm,knowledge and skills.Impressive. I would be happy were you to another soon.
I love your narration. So well done. Thank you!
Love picasso ..glad to hear i wasnt the only artist that used different drugs to create ..never got into the downers.. but it seemed normal to me ...but its a temporary high.. thAt leads to addiction... Learned alot ,seen alot and done alot...its been a cool ride... Picasso to me was free...one thing i have to say is he learned from Mattiese"..you can see it in his work... Then he breaks away.. from the master and became himself...
These are some of my favorite art history videos, they’re so easy to watch
More interesting and digestible videos coming your way!
The presenter is oh so beautiful.....I'm riveted to the screen watching her!
Fascinating discussion, and mesmerizing presentation in the opinion of this new subber!
Welcome aboard!
Great stuff here Glenda! thank you
The war on drugs has swept under the rug how prolific and creative artists are with drugs in their life. Lifespan is not a consuming thought of an artist only the moment. Most of the human race is over bearing to artists. Drugs help block the pain that the common man inspires. The jealousy and envy common in the masses is too much for a creative person.
'The most sensible smell in the world' as Picasso described both the unique, bitter-aromatic scent of Opium and the divine equanimity it confers.
As opium is simultaneously narcotic and stimulant in effects, it would have fuelled Picasso's painting during that period.
I heard it as, "least stupid smell in the world."
@@petermundale3651 You may be correct.
opium, really all opiates, are not so much "stimulants," they act more like they suppress tiredness. You don't feel more energy, but you also never feel exhaustion. The terminology of psychoactive drugs was made long before scientists understood neurotransmitters. "Hallucinogens" are far more likely to create visual distortions than true hallucinations, and cannabis has been put under several categories, some contrary; as both stimulant and sedative, also psychedelic, etc. Nicotine is also both stimulating and sedating. "Narcotic" originally meant something like "opiate", but the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 included cocaine, and since then it usually just means "illegal substance". Picasso's contemporaries might have said opium is a narcotic and a stimulant, but that gives an inaccurate picture.
The presenter, Stephanie, is, in my opinion, beautiful.
Wow, I was thinking the same.
It's a breakthrough , bravo!
In my opium, too! 😉
That is a fair assessment. Lol. A bit of Frida Kahlo.
@@brentwalker8596 Without that trademark Frida Kahlo moustache, though....🌵
I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!
Fascinating. Thank you!
I heard that someone asked why he painted so much blue? He said because I had alot of blue! I've been like that, little money, alot of one color, not enough of others. So I made a forest blue out of necessity. I think he was on the ball. The crazy distortion was in response to photography eliminating landscape, portraiture...artists! Like today with a.i.
Thanks Stephanie, excellent mini lecture. Vgp re the stealing too.
I FIND ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF PICASSO’S ART GROTESQUE AND UNPLEASANT. I COULD GIVE A DAMN WHAT GERTRUDE STEIN THINKS.
...PP's first serious relationship wasn't "Ferdinand" Olivier, but "Fernande" etc...
Great channel I never knew about until today!
great talk...liked and sub'd !
....lookin frwrd to what comes next
if i had to guess, opium had a mild effect on the tone and emotional content of his pieces, and other decisions related to that. but i suspect the opiate use was more of an effect than a cause. a reprieve from his deeply sensitive mind and overwhelming thoughts. he was bound to innovate stylistically.
Yea I agree. There's a subtle interplay there between the drug and his art. It wasn't all causation or all about the drug itself. And wow, 1st time being called "disturbingly" beautiful. Thank you!
Great video
you should've played Frida kahlo in the movie.
Your great❤❤ Wonderful video!
Thank you so much!
"Pablo Picasso wasn't called an asshole"
The Modern Lovers
Great song!!!!
Listening to it now!
Nice and interesting/welcome chronology and 'new' information. Sincerely. Strong presenter. Yet... what's the point/message? You are delivering this... why? Worthwhile... when informed by a purpose.
Picasso also had support from his community and his peers, which is an important sociogenic fulcrum on which success and motivation pivot, personally and generally. Not that there were no critics
But having that network to orient helps maintain for things focus especially when drugs get involved.
If everyone was telling him his art has to wait and to put the brush down while he goes to treatment and his peers group was intentionally indifferent to him and his work then maybe he'd have been less prolific.
The cultural narrative is often of the lone creator that defies haters and breaks through unimpeded but that sociogenic piece seems important.
These videos are enjoyable
she is breathtaking thats for sure a work of art in her own right
Excellent video
Your face resembles Annie Clark''s. Great way to end 4/20, by turning me onto Picasso. Thank you. JfOH
I was wondering why her face seemed familiar..St Vincent,right?
Thanks!
My pleasure!
Damn, you're good!
Who needs drugs when you have these eyes to stare at
Stephanie, people are rarely 100% original in their outfit, but you come close…! 💎
Used to love opium and playing guitar. Would get lost in it for hours ..
Who needs drugs when you can watch this lovely story teller. Be honest guys, she's the reason you first clicked on this video.
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@@valentine8414 I guess I'm the only honest one here. 😂 But I admit I did not know that Picasso was on drugs. This was very enlightening. Now are you happy? 😂
There’s no doubt, she is quite gorgeous!
i'm a girl
@@rubyjames3105 Hi Ruby nice to meet you.
Truly enjoyed.
Read several biographies. Is the diary the only source? Thanks,interesting.
I enjoyed this story with a new knowledge of Pablo’s drug use and mindset throughout his various “periods” . He was certainly a wild dude who didn’t score very high on characte,r integrity, or morals . Some art historians point out he was a world class copyist with little or no regard for who or what he took/appropriated from. Ah! The narcissism! Personally, I never saw anything of great value in any of his works, although it’s a fact he developed friendships with the bourgeois - maybe they all did dope together
His charcoal images of bull fighting is astounding.
@@luciatheron1621 astounding is a very strong word not befitting Pablo’s work. It does nothing for me . I much prefer Goya’s work with bullfights where dynamics and energy are captured quite effectively Picasso is way overrated as an artist
I have found nearly every obscure public domain macabre short story that Stephen King the coke fiend ripped off without attribution to create his works . . he called the theft 'good research'
Michael Pollan's book, How to Change Your Mind, documents the use of psychodelics in human history, including recent scientific research into its effects on the human mind. It's very much worth the time spent reading it. I loved seeing this video, although there seemed to be much more that could be explored about Picasso's use of opium and the influence it exerted in his voyage of self-discovery and his work.
I love that book! As well as Pollan’s other books. And you’re right, I have thought about expanding on some of the early videos. This was actually the 2nd art history video of mine and I feel like there’s SOoOo much I would have liked to improve on with past videos.
Opium and LSD are not comparable. One is mind dulling, the other mind altering
Great video
Excellent
so great i ❤ art history storytime!
When I was in college fifty some years ago, I got a chance to smoke opiated hashish. I experienced cubist perspective! I had no doubt Picasso had done the same.
Oooh interesting take. Thanks for sharing.
Since you have some interest, I will elaborate. At that time I was well acquainted with hashish and a few other psychedelics, but opiated hash was unique. As my housemate was eating dinner, his features, his hair, eyes, mouth, and the fork he was holding disassociated, or a better term might be dis-integrated. It was uncannily cubist. I mentioned my revelation to him at the time. He was unimpressed. Thanks to your informative video, I feel my theory confimed.
@@roccoliuzzi8394that is super interesting!
Very interesting , thankyou for this information .
Where did you get those gorgeous eyes?
I had heard that his whole circle was into Ether as well. We all know a bit about opiates ( what, like 90% of modern people will die under the influence?) but Ether 's influence is certainly an unknown!
I am artist. I capture your beauty and soul on canvas. Yes.
brilliant!
WE take drugs and drink because life is painful to us because we feel our feelings and there is so much contradiction and lack of humanity in the world. what begins as a bell that never stops ringing becomes a foghorn and inevitably the screaming whistle of a locomotive.
What?
Very few artists take drugs contrary to popular opinion. Very few people in general take drugs, at least as a proportion of the American populace. Dont say "we".
@@dpelpalYou're living in the dreamworld...
Reality is for people who can't face drugs.... B.Hicks
"SOME PEOPLE take drugs and drink because THEIR life is painful..."
When charm diverts attention, words don't really come through. 😄😄😄