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I had always liked that painting, too, though I forget what it was called. Picasso was not untalented; he was, instead, of disjointedly reductionist vision and painted accordingly. It would horrify The Critics to say this, but for a man who did have talent enough to produce a preponderance of work that translates no more sophisticated than nursery school, and for enough of the intelligentsia to have called that the revelation of an aesthetic visionary, was (and is) itself a crime.

revelation of an aesthetic visionary, was (and is) itself a crime.

Yes....like John doing Yoko songs.
A monsterous waste of talent.
Such a pity.

Picasso was not untalented...

Hm. I've actually heard that Picasso was extremely mediocre before he perfected his scam. But I've never seen anything where it was obvious to me that he was "trying."

Mine is obviously a minority opinion, but every time I see a picture OF (not BY) Picasso, I get the feeling that he's thinking "These idiots actually think I'm a genius." Picasso was definitely a master of the con job.

I took my daughter to the Seattle Art Museum (or something with a name like that) three years ago. On an upper floor was a room filled with beds, stacks of mattresses, and toilets. It was not a storage room, but "art". Yeah. Furniture Barn or a masterpiece for the Art Establishment? I'm glad other people see through this trash. I thought I was alone.