Picasso and Opium, Art Under The Influence - Art History Storytime
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Pablo Picasso in the early 1900s was a user of opium, although his work never faltered. This video takes a look at the context around the artist’s drug use in his youth and the influence it had on his artwork.
CHAPTERS:
Intro - 00:00
Love Him or Hate Him - 0:37
Into The Blue - 01:04
Picasso’s 1st Puff - 02:31
La Vie En Rose - 04:00
African Influence - 05:22
Quits Cold Turkey - 07:22
Opium's Effect - 08:05
WORKS CITED
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www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Joshua I. Cohen, "Picasso's African Influences," in The "Black Art" Renaissance: African Sculpture and Modernism across Continents, Oakland: University of California Press, 2020.
Belloli, Lucy. “Lost Paintings beneath Picasso’s ‘La Coiffure.’” Metropolitan Museum Journal 40 (2005): 151-18. www.jstor.org/stable/20320650.
Harris, James C. (2003-09-01). "Evocation: The Burial of Casagemas". Archives of General Psychiatry. 60 (9): 868. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.60.9.868. ISSN 0003-990X. PMID 12963667. 
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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 ❤
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.
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!
I love the way you explain Picasso's life paintings the people and drugs in his life. Thank You.
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?😂
Such a rich video with clear explanations, please don’t stop making these!!
More on its way!
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?
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 people like this...that are passaionate & just make nice art videos...keep going Stephanie!!!x
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
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.
The presenter is oh so beautiful.....I'm riveted to the screen watching her!
This is probably your most concise and introspective talk yet. I like how you lightly touch on a few periods of his work before diving into a difficult yet necessary introspection of the mind of the artist. In regard to the last few questions you pose, I have some insights that might shed some light on the matter. I believe an artist will ultimately arrive at more or less the same pieces regardless of what mind state they may enter. Like you touched on, an artist must create and it is inside of them no matter what, yet certain substances can elicit higher states of consciousness that allow easier access to what the artist is intending to convey. I think it's important to note that substances typically have less of an effect on a capable artist than an average person, because the high experienced from creation will always be more powerful than the effect of a substance. On top of that, the substance is used in a very different manner, i.e. a productive one. An artist can be productive even if they are not creating in the current moment, as all sensory and intellectual experiences can be drawn from whenever an artist pleases, meaning that a high experienced the evening before can very well be considered work when it serves as divine inspiration the following day or whenever the artist is creating in the literal sense next. For example, the insights I gained from your introspection towards the end of this talk will serve as fodder for a piece tomorrow, akin to a comparable experience on champagne, weed, or codeine that would occur in a similarly 'unproductive' time experienced on another evening. These experiences are actually quite productive contrary to popular opinion and should be considered valid work, as they may very well create an idea in the subconscious that will reveal itself in the conscience when the time is right.
In any case, I believe any particular substance that gets the artist to where they truly desire being in the mind should be considered quite differently than another person taking that same drug. It is best compared to anything else that elicits that same perspective, whether it be sex, a walk in nature, watching a movie, hearing a new perspective in a youtube video, listening to an evocative piece of music; it is merely the lifeblood of the artist, a means to an end, an inspiration. Sometimes that inspiration can be divine, allowing an artist to slip inside music for example, where you hear notes very differently and on a different perception of time that can last long after the substance was taken, even permanently in a desirable way. I believe this is what happened to Picasso long after he had stopped consuming opium; he retained the divine access because it was always inside of him. He just needed the key to access it, which remained very real and tangible after the substance was long out of his system. This is the best way I can show how the use of the exact same substance is an entirely different reality for a casual user (the typically depicted lethargic drug addict) and a true artist (a person that is working at all times, and is anything but lethargic even under the influence when the mind is hard at work). One person can articulate the experience whether in words or in a painting or a piece of music succinctly and concisely and as many times over as one wishes, while the other is simply getting high. It is important to note that the amount used is also no indicator of this distinction; it has nothing to do with the level of intoxication but everything to do with the question, has the artist reached the place he desired metaphorically in the mind? All this to say, divine inspiration in the same vein as Picasso is much easier to access than our society would like us to believe, but it is not merely dependent on the intoxication element. It also has to do with destiny, which is much harder to predict or control for that matter. It has to do with intellect, with capability, with the will to change one's circumstances as well as the will to alter the very fabric of reality as we know it. It's not as easy as it looks but it's also not as impossible as it seems; indeed as everything in life, it is a paradox that once understood and absorbed in it's very essence, becomes second nature. Impossible to turn off, no matter how much it might torment the artist, who may very well be fully aware that that which torments him or her is that which every other artist in the world desires more than anything and would give anything for. Life is a tragic comedy, hopelessly unfair, but it always has been and I suppose there is some comfort in that. And if there isn't, what better fuel to light the fire of creation? Accessing those harsh realities and the emotions that entail, the anger, the disgust, the disappointment, the hopelessness of it all, that's what makes a true artist create and another slump in defeat. The true testament of an artist, if you will.
Thank you so much for your feedback and this thorough comment. I agree with what you’re saying. Particularly the intent behind the drug use and the artist mind that it’s altering.
self medicating too.
That was an interesting storyline. Thank you for this video 😊
Thank you for your adept story-telling,charm,knowledge and skills.Impressive. I would be happy were you to another soon.
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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Thank you for something new. I haven't found not repeating about it for a long time.
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.
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.
I love your narration. So well done. Thank you!
Highely interesting information and reflections within only a few minutes!
Great stuff here Glenda! thank you
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.
Great job! thank you for your content! Cheers from México!!! 🎩👌
Muchas gracias!
Very enjoy thankyou.lovely to listen.
......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 🌴 🎨
Great channel I never knew about until today!
Your style and cadence is exquisite young lady and your voice is smooth as French butter, Great content! New sub!
Lame.
Fascinating discussion, and mesmerizing presentation in the opinion of this new subber!
Welcome aboard!
I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!
These are some of my favorite art history videos, they’re so easy to watch
More interesting and digestible videos coming your way!
wow, very well maked video!
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.
so great i ❤ art history storytime!
Your great❤❤ Wonderful video!
Thank you so much!
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
These videos are enjoyable
brilliant!
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.
Very interesting , thankyou for this information .
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? 😂
You’re an underrated RUclipsr, you make well informed and comprehensive videos. Keep it up!!
Great video
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.
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...
Fascinating. Thank you!
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.
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.
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.
Loved this!
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 .
What a badass video. Thank you.
Truly enjoyed.
Thankyou. In his own words. The ultimate art 4me is to paint with the eyes of a child. A concept he admitted he will never achieve. Torment true. ❤
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.
Thank you
excellent french name pronunciations and lovely video.
I tried my best with the pronunciations 😆 it helps with French to also speak Spanish.
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?
'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.
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!
Thanks!
My pleasure!
I LOVED 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.”
Stephanie, people are rarely 100% original in their outfit, but you come close…! 💎
interesting. Thanks.
thx
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.
"Pablo Picasso wasn't called an asshole"
The Modern Lovers
Great song!!!!
Listening to it now!
...PP's first serious relationship wasn't "Ferdinand" Olivier, but "Fernande" etc...
I am artist. I capture your beauty and soul on canvas. Yes.
Merci
Man, sounds wonderful,
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....🌵
Opium tremendous stuff.
Nice necklace
nice info,thanks, can you put a video about how and why he treated woman the way he did? and why were so many women attracted to him
Right he was a straight up misogynistic jerk! It would be interesting to look at the why’s of their attraction to him despite his bad behavior. Maybe it started with the interesting artistic appeal and later on in his life his iconic status and fame. But the question of why people stay in toxic relationships is a bigger one far beyond Picasso.
I have zero doubt it had an influence on his or anyone's creativity who used it. One of the poppy's three derivatives has also heavily influenced lots of famous musicians song writing. Of course, psychedelics as well...
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'
When charm diverts attention, words don't really come through. 😄😄😄
I FIND ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF PICASSO’S ART GROTESQUE AND UNPLEASANT. I COULD GIVE A DAMN WHAT GERTRUDE STEIN THINKS.
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..."
you should've played Frida kahlo in the movie.
Read several biographies. Is the diary the only source? Thanks,interesting.
Interesting
Opium was everywhere during that period. Read Roger Gilbert Lecomte, Mr Morphée Empoisonneur Public an apology of drugs. René Daumal, Antonin Artaud and so many more .
Yeah, I like some Picasso, not exactly a favorite... but what I Really want to know more about - is Her!
Excellent. Scan
Very interesting and well-presented vid - thank you.
I'm not sure about the nod to cultural appropriation, 'without crediting the sources', which to me seems simply ludicrous, perhaps most especially with regards to artists. But you seem to move on quickly from that, recognising the synthesis after absorption of others' ideas (which is ultimately what we as humans must all do as we grow out into the world), and the programme was very enjoyable in any case.
Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed! Yea I think we’re saying the same thing, is it really cultural appropriation when what was done was a remix of something the artists took in and experienced? Nothing is truly original, it all goes back to being influenced by something. But right, wrong, or indifferent, it was still an opinion held by some when he created those works, so it’s worth mentioning.
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!
Who needs drugs when you have these eyes to stare at
He was a genius ❤❤❤
Where did you get those gorgeous eyes?
All art is rooted in other art and you have to put on another kind of hat to care that some of his influences were African, or to weigh his substance use or abusiveness towards his wives and children as a counterbalance to his talent, all these ad hominem objections are anti-Art, especially when discussing one of the most, if not the most innovative and influential visionaries of the era... as far as I can see.... and you do a fine job of bushwhacking through to your own clarity. Thanks for sharing your rich perspectives.
Derain the collector introduced Picasso to African art too
I never really connected Picasso with cultural appropriation, but... perhaps in the case of artists we can call it cultural inspiration because he applied the African iconography in bold new ways to shatter an existing form of what European art of that time consisted of. You can't expect artists to stay in their lane culturally and you would find no satisfaction with their art if they did.
Totally agree! we don't live in a vacuum, so how could the culture not move him and inspire him. He took it in, processed it, reinterpreted it, put it out into his art. Cultural inspiration!
many african american artists not only appropriate but lift verbatim from classic european art. Kehinde Wiley as example
You could probably list the artists that weren’t high on something and it would be pretty short.
As John Lennon says “whatever gets you through the night”. I won’t judge you as long as you don’t judge me. It’s more likely that he stopped because he couldn’t get it anymore. I doubt it had any effect on his art. Maybe the withdrawals did though. His friends use of those drugs were an attempt to self medicate for his depression. I doubt they played any part in his suicide
Opiates are great if you’re in physical pain. Thank god for them! Otherwise they’re a curse. With exceptions, drugs don’t much enhance creativity. It’s either there or it’s not.
" Cruel and toxic" .. now exactly who have so many people said also applied to that very well-known soup can painter.
Yup!
Very interesting history that I knew nothing about. By the way, you probably have the most beautiful skin I have ever seen.
Thank you! It's skincare and the genetic lottery 🧬 🎰