Pablo Picasso’s artistic career can be categorized into several, distinct periods. The general sentiments of these eras range from melancholy to romantic depending on the events ongoing in Picasso’s life at that time. In 1900, Picasso had just initiated his profession as an artist and was impecunious. His distressful lifestyle in the early 1900’s was conveyed through his first period, the Blue Period. Many Blue Period art pieces, such as “The Old Guitarist” and “The Sleeping Drinker”, are comparable to one another in both appearance and theme. Pablo Picasso inspiringly illustrated his ceaseless misery in “The Old Guitarist” through his dejected blue color scheme and depiction of an old pariah, lethargically strumming on a guitar, an art creating
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For example, Kanye West’s career is comparable to Picasso’s, especially present in West’s album art. Kanye West’s album, “808s & Heartbreaks” could be viewed as the equivalent to Picasso’s Blue Period as the album art depicts a single red, ailing heart drowning in a sea of blue gray. In some versions of the album cover, a pair of white hands is tugging the shriveled heart apart. One could infer that the heart symbolizes Kanye West’s heart as he was undergoing difficult times. Similarly, using “The Old Guitarist” as a template for all Blue Period works, there is a singular brown guitar engulfed by variations of blue; the old man holding the guitar could represent Picasso just like the heart could represent West. Also, the songs on “808s and Heartbreaks” are forlorn as West was mourning the death of his mother and coping with the disengagement from his longtime lover; West believed that “This album was therapeutic,” as he expressed himself through it and learned from it. Likewise, Picasso discovered himself through his artistic renderings, wisely pronouncing, “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth." To summarize, West’s use of poignant events as fuel for developing masterpieces is strikingly similar to Pablo Picasso’s approach on art during his Blue Period. Kanye West’s succeeding albums resembled Picasso’s subsequent artistic epochs, as well. Most recently, Kanye West released his album “The Life of Pablo”. It is ambiguous as to who “Pablo” is, but West once said “My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become [Pablo] Picasso or greater,” substantiating the possibility that West’s album was a tribute to the similarities of their
For example, Kanye West’s career is comparable to Picasso’s, especially present in West’s album art. Kanye West’s album, “808s & Heartbreaks” could be viewed as the equivalent to Picasso’s Blue Period as the album art depicts a single red, ailing heart drowning in a sea of blue gray. In some versions of the album cover, a pair of white hands is tugging the shriveled heart apart. One could infer that the heart symbolizes Kanye West’s heart as he was undergoing difficult times. Similarly, using “The Old Guitarist” as a template for all Blue Period works, there is a singular brown guitar engulfed by variations of blue; the old man holding the guitar could represent Picasso just like the heart could represent West. Also, the songs on “808s and Heartbreaks” are forlorn as West was mourning the death of his mother and coping with the disengagement from his longtime lover; West believed that “This album was therapeutic,” as he expressed himself through it and learned from it. Likewise, Picasso discovered himself through his artistic renderings, wisely pronouncing, “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth." To summarize, West’s use of poignant events as fuel for developing masterpieces is strikingly similar to Pablo Picasso’s approach on art during his Blue Period. Kanye West’s succeeding albums resembled Picasso’s subsequent artistic epochs, as well. Most recently, Kanye West released his album “The Life of Pablo”. It is ambiguous as to who “Pablo” is, but West once said “My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become [Pablo] Picasso or greater,” substantiating the possibility that West’s album was a tribute to the similarities of their