Doug Kerr
Well-known member
It is reported by a credible-seeming site that, in 1923, Pablo Picasso, in an interview with American critic Marius de Zayas, said (as later translated into English):
This is often "quoted" as:
which, while apparently not an accurate quotation, still seems to well synopsize Picasso's outlook (which is not at all simplistic).
Either way, I kind of like it.
I am reminded of discussions of the literary genre memoir. We are reminded that, in this genre, the author is not obligated to repeat verbatim the various happenings of life, as in the comptes rendus of a legislative session. Rather, as in fact the name of the genre suggests, the author recites his (now) memory of things, striving by so doing to "paint", with a few strokes, a larger picture of the reality of life.
Best regards,
Doug
We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies. If he only shows in his work that he has searched, and re-searched, for the way to put over lies, he would never accomplish anything.
This is often "quoted" as:
"Art is a lie that tells the truth."
which, while apparently not an accurate quotation, still seems to well synopsize Picasso's outlook (which is not at all simplistic).
Either way, I kind of like it.
I am reminded of discussions of the literary genre memoir. We are reminded that, in this genre, the author is not obligated to repeat verbatim the various happenings of life, as in the comptes rendus of a legislative session. Rather, as in fact the name of the genre suggests, the author recites his (now) memory of things, striving by so doing to "paint", with a few strokes, a larger picture of the reality of life.
Best regards,
Doug