Comments on: Tchibo’s Picasso Stunt http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/ Everyone knows diaries are full of crap. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alma Merabet http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-7151 Alma Merabet Mon, 04 May 2009 14:54:10 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-7151 Marcel Salinas is my friend. Here is some information regarding his connection to Picasso: Marcel Salinas Salinas, called a "living treasure of the art world" by 20th Century Masters Gallery owner Jack West, matched Picasso in skill and talent in both painting and lithographs. His style was influenced by Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Juan Gris, and by his background in Egyptian art and architecture. Salinas saw Picasso's "Guernica," a powerful metaphoric statement on war, while the paint was still fresh. Born in 1913 in Alexandria, Egypt, Salinas abandoned law to become a struggling young painter. Lithographs saved his career and his life. In 1955, he took a job at a Parisian print shop, and soon became a master painter while his renown as a printer and lithographer grew. He worked with major publishers and artists, such as Rene Magritte and Max Ernst, but his landmark collaboration was with Picasso. A Unique Collaboration Picasso, in addition to his genius as a painter, created a new standard for excellence in lithography, and part of the credit is due to his partnership with Salinas. Picasso heard of Salinas' work when he was looking for new interpretations, rather than just copies, of his "Imaginary Portraits" painting series. He asked Salinas for two prototypes, and was as impressed with Salinas' work as Salinas was with "Guernica." Between 1969 and 1972, Picasso and Salinas produced new versions of the "Imaginary Portraits" series, 29 works in all. Although Picasso was a solo genius, the collaboration between Picasso and the French/Italian Salinas was probably the most successful marriage or partnership in Picasso's lifetime. All 29 works are signed by both Picasso and Salinas. Marcel Salinas is my friend. Here is some information regarding his connection to Picasso:
Marcel Salinas
Salinas, called a “living treasure of the art world” by 20th Century Masters Gallery owner Jack West, matched Picasso in skill and talent in both painting and lithographs. His style was influenced by Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Juan Gris, and by his background in Egyptian art and architecture. Salinas saw Picasso’s “Guernica,” a powerful metaphoric statement on war, while the paint was still fresh.
Born in 1913 in Alexandria, Egypt, Salinas abandoned law to become a struggling young painter. Lithographs saved his career and his life. In 1955, he took a job at a Parisian print shop, and soon became a master painter while his renown as a printer and lithographer grew. He worked with major publishers and artists, such as Rene Magritte and Max Ernst, but his landmark collaboration was with Picasso.
A Unique Collaboration
Picasso, in addition to his genius as a painter, created a new standard for excellence in lithography, and part of the credit is due to his partnership with Salinas.
Picasso heard of Salinas’ work when he was looking for new interpretations, rather than just copies, of his “Imaginary Portraits” painting series. He asked Salinas for two prototypes, and was as impressed with Salinas’ work as Salinas was with “Guernica.”
Between 1969 and 1972, Picasso and Salinas produced new versions of the “Imaginary Portraits” series, 29 works in all. Although Picasso was a solo genius, the collaboration between Picasso and the French/Italian Salinas was probably the most successful marriage or partnership in Picasso’s lifetime. All 29 works are signed by both Picasso and Salinas.

]]> By: anaj http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1530 anaj Tue, 15 May 2007 07:33:19 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1530 I didn't know this story, but we have Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard_%28fictional_character%29 I didn’t know this story, but we have Wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Menard_%28fictional_character%29

]]> By: skunkcabbage http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1528 skunkcabbage Tue, 15 May 2007 04:28:33 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1528 Simply becoming Picasso would be too easy. ;) Simply becoming Picasso would be too easy. ;)

]]> By: cerebraljetsam http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1519 cerebraljetsam Mon, 14 May 2007 17:35:05 +0000 http://anaj.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/tchibos-picasso-stunt/#comment-1519 Aaaah, isn't that something for the collector of the postmodern weird? Anyone remember Borges' story "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote?" Maybe THAT is the value of this kind of art. :-) Aaaah, isn’t that something for the collector of the postmodern weird? Anyone remember Borges’ story “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote?” Maybe THAT is the value of this kind of art. :-)

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