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Why Picasso is the apex of art

Wednesday 6 February 2013 15.02 GMT

In this article author Jonathan Jones told us about Picasso it was mentioned that Picasso is the greatest modern artist. Picasso was sold at Sotheby's for £28.5m. Picasso admired it – a photograph showing replicas that he owned is shown next to it, as proof this must be art. Picasso has become for us an almost religious icon of imagination, originality, genius. As for the other touted modern genius, Duchamp … don't get me started. Just compare that overrated loo with Picasso's bicycle-seat bull. When he created Bull's Head in 1942 by adding a bike's handlebars to its seat so they became horns, Picasso put Duchamp in his place. This is the 20th century's greatest readymade, Picasso its supreme creative figure. I liked this article because it was useful and interesting.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/feb/06/picasso-god-of-art-jonathan-jones

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When the narrator returned from France he found a letter from Strickland’s wife. She asked him to come to her house. Having come in Strickland’s home, the narrator told Mrs. Strickland about her husband, that he stood in a poor hotel and eat northing expect some bread and water. Charles didn’t love her and didn’t want to care about of his children. He only wanted to paint. 5 years ago the narrator moved to France from London and met his old friend Stroeve who was glad to see him. When the narrator and Stroeve met Strickland, Charles didn’t know the narrator. After a cup of coffee Charles remembered the narrator and told with him until evening. During several days Stroeve and the narrator know that Strickland was very ill.  They went to his home and see him nearly dead. Stroeve asked her wife to shelter Strickland and soon Charles recovered. Stroeve went to the narrator’s home and told him that his wife left him.

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W. Somerset Maugham: The Moon and Sixpence

The narrator was invited to Strickland’s home. Strickland was known an artist without talents. He left his family very soon and went to France. His wife is very upset and he asked the narrator to come and return him his back.  

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Federico Barocci, the forgotten old master – in pictures

Saturday 16 February 2013 09.01 GMT

In this article author told us about Federico Barocci it was mentioned that he was celebrated during his lifetime but remained unknown nowadays. Ordinary people have an ability to go to a new National Gallery to observe his works today. I liked this article because it was useful and interesting.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/feb/16/federico-barocci-old-master-national-gallery-pictures

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