On Art and the Sublime



Thursday, March 4, 2010

Picasso, Nude Woman with Necklace, 1968

Picasso, Nude Woman with Necklace, 1968, Oil on canvas, 1135 x 1617mm, Tate Gallery
This is a very powerful piece of work to me. When i first saw it at Tate Modern, waves of emotions just hit upon me. I could feel the raw energy pulsating throughout the painting subjecting the body of the odalisque to much disturbance. Why is she indifferent to the invisible hands outraging her body right before our eyes? Is this painting about the indifferent attitude of prositutes towards the violation of their body?

No comments:

Post a Comment