‘Art is just a lie that is given to us to make us realise the truth’ said Pablo Picasso (1888 – 1973). This celebrated Spanish artist, walked a tightrope that teetered between beauty and the grotesque. So, what made him such a great artist? Lizzie Perrotte examines three of his key works and explores the ways in which innovation and collision characterised his creative output.
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