You can paint like a child, as long as you has the network of social relationships that Picasso had. Artists provide often a connection between the rigid wealt

You can paint like a child, as long as you has the network of social relationships that Picasso had. Artists provide often a connection between the rigid wealthy class and the low classes seen as more free to experiment. We can see it in Picasso, but also in Warhol or Bacon, for example. Context is everything, and in that context drugs, sex or friendship play a big part, so is not just as simple as paint anything and sell if for an obscene amount of money. Today videogames and internet provide similar experiences of living a second life and hanging up with interesting people so making the same impact as Picasso as a new artist would be much more difficult.