Re:Picasso's self portrait evolution from age 15 to age 90
by yupper32 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @05:39PM
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> you can categorize Picasso as a genius purely on his influence of other artists that follow him.
That's a dangerous game. You can surely think of plenty of counter examples here in history and modern times.
Re:Picasso's self portrait evolution from age 15 to age 90
by Ensorceled on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @05:52PM
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No, I can't. Can you provide some "dangerous" counter examples of artists who influenced other artists?
Re:Picasso's self portrait evolution from age 15 to age 90
by airforce1 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:02PM
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I think GP is pointing out that the ability to command a following or convince people to follow in your footsteps does not a genius make.
Brenton Harrison Tarrant commands a following and influenced a lot of copycats (his most recent disciple being the perpetrator of a certain shooting in Buffalo). So... can we categorize Tarrant as a genius purely on his influence of [others] that follow him?
Re:Picasso's self portrait evolution from age 15 to age 90
by Ensorceled on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:49PM
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As much as I hate to trigger Godwin’s law here, but that is equivalent to saying Hitler was a problematic artist …
If we just ignore the aesthetic of Picasso's art, you can categorize Picasso as a genius purely on his influence of other artists that follow him. It's possible to dismiss his influence by saying those other artists are fools or deranged. However, Picasso's influence is undisputed and absolute. Purely on that metric, he is classified as a genius. My hope is that anyone who is reading this will ask "Why is Picasso influential?" instead of "Why would anyone like this?"
It is possible to dislike Picasso and appreciate his influence on art.