Through the Eyes of Picasso: Face to Face with African and Oceanic Art

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Through works of art photographs and writings this volume explores Picassos fascination with tribal art and the influences he repeatedly drew upon for his own oeuvre. African art? I dont know it. With this provocative tone Picasso tried to deny his relationship with art from outside of Europe. However through hundreds of archival documents and photographs this volume illustrates how tribal art from Africa Oceania the Americas and Asia was a recurring source of inspiration for the artist. Side-by-side comparisons illustrate the links between Picassos oeuvre and diverse tribal arts. In both we find the same themesnudity sexuality impulses death and morealong with parallel artistic expressions of those themessuch as disfiguration or destruction of the body. The volume is completed with a chronology of the relevant works and photographs of the artist in his studio.