Assignment Details

This blog aims to explore Picasso's relationship with the "primitive."  The description of this group's assignment is as follows:

You might start with a book on Picasso, to find out where he was introduced to other “primitive” cultures.  You might want to see what the artist himself has to say about the “primitive.”  You might have to comb through books to find more information.  Check chronologies on Picasso’s life.  Is there a particular moment that might have influenced him?  Think of every angle you can.  Were there particular exhibitions or retrospectives of artists that might have influenced him?  What about the artists he hung out with?  Which works do you think are representative of this period?  Someone might find some images and describe which features are particularly “primitive” based on his contacts with x, y or z.  What did he see at the Ethnographic Museum at the Trocadero?  Does this seem like a plausible influence?  Why/Why not?  Remember you can include images as part of your research, but you need to talk about them.