{"id":26706,"date":"2025-02-25T14:51:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26706"},"modified":"2025-06-28T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:30:12","slug":"art-framing-dans-pics-more-picasso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26706","title":{"rendered":"ART: Framing Dan\u2019s Pics & (More) Picasso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arrived this morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love Picasso, and his Vesuvian creativity. It has to be admitted, however, that in amongst this Herculean outpouring there is plenty that might be called ugly, even brutish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picture on the cover of this book is, to my way of seeing things, coming from that end of his creative spectrum: it\u2019s not just the yellow teeth, stubbly chin, and bloodshot eyes, it\u2019s also the colours, and the handling of the paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But ultimately these facets are just more, amongst so many of the legion reasons I think Picasso is top of the list for candidates of the \u2018greatest artist that ever lived\u2019 soubriquet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This near A4 sized but quite slim volume (mine is paperback), catalogues a National Gallery show on the theme of Picasso \u2018Challenging The Past\u2019. Or, put another way, Picasso in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given that Pablo is such a massive influence on me, it behoves me to explore further what influenced him. Of course, I\u2019ve done this before, many times. But there\u2019s no reason not to return to such rich seams. And having a book that focuses specifically on this aspect of his work \u2013 and inevitably therefore, of the work of other artists \u2013 seems the perfect moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps even more so given my current rebirth of artistic creativity and activity, during which Picasso – as ever, with me – has been such a fundamental inspiration, and resource. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A recent homage to a Picassian homage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why, it was only a few days ago I was working on my version of Picasso\u2019s take on Velazquez \u2018Las Meninas\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at framing options.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I visited a guy – Rex – in Christchurch, today, who runs a framing business from his home. He has taken on the job of framing the pictures Dan and Amy selected, from the five or six \u2018preparatory sketches\u2019 I did in my sketch pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end they requested two of those actual pieces. I\u2019d been thinking they\u2019d pick one, and I\u2019d re\/do it, slightly larger. But the studies have become the actual artworks! Which is ok with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also had my local print shop run off slightly enlarged prints of the two pieces Dan and Amy selected. So we can have copies framed and hung at home. I bought cheaper off-the shelf frames for these, at the Wisbech Dunelm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discussing framing with Rex, at The Granary, he revealed that the four fundamental tools he uses – never mind all the consumables and other sundries, etc – were a \u00a35-6,000 investment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to be able to do framing myself – and have done, within my limited capacity – to save money. But hey-ho, it\u2019s catch 22, as ever. Still, for now I\u2019ve ordered the red cutter pictured above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That will at least allow me to customise the card \u2018window\u2019 mount bits. Which I\u2019ll need to do with the two slightly enlarged D&A reprints, when framing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to say, it all feels good, this getting back on the Art Horse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love Picasso, and his Vesuvian creativity. It has to be admitted, however, that in amongst this Herculean outpouring there is plenty that might be called ugly, even brutish. The picture on the cover of this book is, to my way of seeing things, coming from that end of his creative spectrum: it\u2019s not just … <\/p>\n

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