Comments on: Anybody seen the Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery? Why do artists go weird?

By: l'etoile

l'etoile — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:46:59 +0000

Art isn’t always about ‘expressing yourself’. Sometimes artists push us to view art and visualization itself in a different way through ‘weird’ techniques like Cubism.
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MA in art history

By: Carolyn M

Carolyn M — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:06:59 +0000

Artists such as Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso were a part of the avant-garde because they were bored of so called ‘artistic perfection”. They sought a different way of expressing themselves from the traditionalists (the ‘masters’) who only valued ‘fine art’ (just as music evolves). These artists didn’t paint differently because they couldn’t paint exactly what they saw in a more conventional sense. Drawings that I have seen attributed to Cezanne confirm this. They used odd angles along with unusual directions of light to enable the viewer to understand that it IS a painting and do not pretend to be anything other than the artist’s interpretation. These artists expressed themselves by showing form in their own eyes, with their unique emotions, and this was a rather brave thing to do in my opinion
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By: sarahgoth1987

sarahgoth1987 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:55:59 +0000

thats just his stlye. everyone has their own style of expression. he wasn’t always into cubism and "weird" stuff. check out his earlier works, BEFORE cubism.
not everyone is into simple artworks. someone out there needs to do the surreal, like Dali.

take a look at mine, if you want to… i dont know if its "weird"… its just abstract.

http://www.sarahbentvelzen.com
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By: Rock and Roll Cowboy

Rock and Roll Cowboy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:12:59 +0000

He was a alcoholic wife beater. He sucks.
I think with some others it is they can never put what they see in there mind exactly right on canvas and some times that strive for perfection for years and years drives them crazy.
It also makes then tend you turn to drugs and of alcohol
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By: Pamela G

Pamela G — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:54:59 +0000

to show who they really are and they are artists of curse they want let the creativity out
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By: d

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:39:59 +0000

because they are nuts in the head and need to get it out somehow.>>>
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By: hannahboo

hannahboo — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:59:59 +0000

hang on, im just cuttin my ear off ………….i will tell you when im done.
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By: morereenplz

morereenplz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:48:59 +0000

to express themselves and release their feelings into the world.
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