It's normal to have separate taste. Ah but you asked what you were missing? Well I can give my opinion about Picasso if that helps.
To understand what made Picasso paint the way he did you need to understand his time. Picasso could paint realistically but it wasn't good enough for him. He needed something completely new. Picasso often denied this (probably to feel special) but many historians have confirmed that Picasso was inspired by African masks. A popular exhibit of African art was touring Europe at his time. Look at African masks, the broad noses, the simple shapes, notice how Picasso does the same thing?
Instead of focusing on accuracy and details Picasso broke forms into simple shapes. He broke perspective so things existed on different planes in his paintings he destroyed all of the subjects and built it up in his own way. He later began to arrange the subjects in an appealing composition and focused on color. Many other artists decided to break and simply their art and the cubism movement was born. Even though the cubism movement ended the idea of breaking and rebuilding subjects is used in art today it influenced other movements. And Picasso started all of that.
A realistic Picasso Painting: <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XENPQVzgfFU/T-Vfwr7g2WI/AAAAAAAAEMU/esllFNFudsM/s1600/PIcassoOldFisherman.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XENPQVzgfFU/T-Vfwr7g2...</a>
An African Mask Picasso probably saw: <a href="http://www.amaco.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lp31_mask4finished.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.amaco.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/20...</a>
Les Demoiselles <a href="http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/picasso_demoiselles.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/picasso_de...</a>
Don't ask me to explain Dadasim. I hate that movement
Is it normal to think Pablo Picasso's paintings are horrendous?
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It's normal to have separate taste. Ah but you asked what you were missing? Well I can give my opinion about Picasso if that helps.
To understand what made Picasso paint the way he did you need to understand his time. Picasso could paint realistically but it wasn't good enough for him. He needed something completely new. Picasso often denied this (probably to feel special) but many historians have confirmed that Picasso was inspired by African masks. A popular exhibit of African art was touring Europe at his time. Look at African masks, the broad noses, the simple shapes, notice how Picasso does the same thing?
Instead of focusing on accuracy and details Picasso broke forms into simple shapes. He broke perspective so things existed on different planes in his paintings he destroyed all of the subjects and built it up in his own way. He later began to arrange the subjects in an appealing composition and focused on color. Many other artists decided to break and simply their art and the cubism movement was born. Even though the cubism movement ended the idea of breaking and rebuilding subjects is used in art today it influenced other movements. And Picasso started all of that.
A realistic Picasso Painting: <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XENPQVzgfFU/T-Vfwr7g2WI/AAAAAAAAEMU/esllFNFudsM/s1600/PIcassoOldFisherman.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XENPQVzgfFU/T-Vfwr7g2...</a>
An African Mask Picasso probably saw: <a href="http://www.amaco.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lp31_mask4finished.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.amaco.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/20...</a>
Les Demoiselles <a href="http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/picasso_demoiselles.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cord.edu/faculty/andersod/picasso_de...</a>
Don't ask me to explain Dadasim. I hate that movement