"Not many people think of themselves as half-beasts trapped in human guise, but there’s an echo of the animal in everyone. A beast we each have to struggle with, large or small, trapped and subdued by a maze of modern life," writes writer, illustrator and researcher Natalie Lawrence in her new book, "Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings." Here's an extract, reproduced in LitHub, where she discusses bullfights, Picasso, and the story of the Minotaur.
I did come away with the impression that #Picasso was a dirty old man who got away with it #BecauseArt. #Hakone
This amuses me more than it probably should.
We see babies in many different ways. This is how Pablo Picasso saw one. #barcelona #Picasso
In the latest art snobbery, the WSJ spends 500 words worshipping Albert Barnes as the #Picasso of hoarding . Apparently, #collecting is an art form now—who knew?
Next up: an article on the artistic merit of sock drawers.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-mavericks-museum-review-albert-barnes-and-the-art-of-collecting-11f6c5e3 #artsnobbery #AlbertBarnes #artform #sockdrawers #HackerNews #ngated