The “other” Picasso, between ceramic and literature. A return to the origin to be discovered in Aosta – Aosta – Arte.it

Aosta – There is the legacy of the Phoenician, the Roman and Arabic culture, which comes to the youth in Malaga during the youth in Malaga, on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea.
And there is a constant dialogue with the past, use the innovative of traditional techniques such as ceramics, engraving, scenographic design. Learned the cooking recipes in the family and to knit. And still the insights related to poetry, the suggestions devoted to the relationship with his contemporary photographers and the reception of his work in Italy of the 1950s.
It is a story that connects history, art and memory, reveals an intimate Picasso, an artist who lived in a continuous investigation, but also deeply aware of his origins, the one who appears in the exhibition The other Picasso. Return to the originExpect in the exhibition halls of the Aosta Regional Archaeological Museum from 20 June to 19 October, published by Helena Alonso, J. óscar Carrasosa and Daria Jorioz.

The broad intangible cultural heritage that acts as a background of Picasso’s experience returns through the hundred works that show a less well -known vision of this extraordinary teacher, in an eternal vital return to the Mediterranean roots and to the family and cultural origin that will accompany him to the end, which took place in April 1973.
Petcheered by the Spanish embassy in Rome, the exhibition investigates the in -depth influence of the origin and traditions of family at the work of Picasso, in accompanying visitors on a path that also wants to reconstruct the creative story of the master through child experiences, a constant dialogue with the past and the innovative use of traditional techniques.
The result is a story that connects history, art and memory and reveals an intimate Picasso, an innovative artist, who lived in a continuous research, but also deeply aware of its origin.
There are engravings, such as the series The unknown masterpiece or a waterfall taken from the Vollard SuiteWhere the classical world appears before our eyes, and there are the least famous implications, such as Picasso’s contribution to the picturesque art, with the sets for the ballet The three -pointed hat. The passion for literature peeks instead of the series of engravings The funeral of the count of Orgaz And in his poems. The literature exerted great influence on its plastic production, especially those inspired by the Greek and Roman classics. It represented the common basis on which the partnership was based with poets such as Apollinaire, Max Jacob or Paul Éluard.

The Moglie of the Woman, Ripproduct of the Opera “The wife of the Meunier. Study for the triricon,

An important part of the exhibition is devoted to the engravings that are meant to illustrate different literary works, from the classics to the creations of his friends. A section documents the important role of language in the work of Picasso, in which the word is the creative vehicle that is used to explain the origin and his memories through a surrealistic expression: the practice of automatic writing.
A wide selection of ceramics has been added to this. From 1946, Picasso has found a very creative universe to explore in this Millennial technique. At 65 he feels like a child in discovering and investigating an art form with which he can reconcile the stylistic and technical aspects of drawing, engraving and sculpture.
In the Malaga of his youth, where Picasso meets the ceramic workshops near the parental home, his father José Ruiz Blasco, Professor of the City Museum is his first teacher, allowing the artistic qualities of the Little Pablo and developing. In his house in Malaga, surrounded by the mother, sisters and aunts, the little Pablo discovers traditional Spanish music, songs, districts and dancing, but also the cooking recipes of the family and to knitA variant of the Churros, which will refer a few decades later in the automatic writing exercises that were performed in Paris.
It is always in this environment that undergoes the charm for the world of bulls. He attended with his father Picasso in bullfighting. The bull becomes his alter ego, a powerful symbol of eroticism.

From June 21, the exhibition is open every day from 9 to 19.