4 ms·

I mostly agree with you, but I'm not sure Picasso would have. IIRC he expressed the opinion that his mastery of traditional painting was a burden and had to be

• keiferski 5y ago
  I think you're referring to this quote: It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. ...or this one: All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. But he also did this: It always reminds me of the story about the woman who approached Picasso in a restaurant, asked him to scribble something on a napkin, and said she would be happy to pay whatever he felt it was worth. Picasso complied and then said, “That will be $10,000.” “But you did that in thirty seconds,” the astonished woman replied. “No,” Picasso said. “It has taken me forty years to do that.” Ultimately, Picasso made a lot of witty, silly comments. I'm not sure I'd read much into them. Here's one of my favorites, although I can't seem to find an actual source: Art is the currency of the infinite. I’m rich, I should know. Ultimately, though, I'm not sure it's quite relevant to what I mean. Today, artists are still "taught" a lot of theory (too much, probably) and the educational goal isn't usually to be childlike.