Question

Modern; The Accordionist by Pablo Picasso aritst

1How is it inspiring?

2In what way is it meaningful?

3Does it possess lasting value to you, personally?

Answer 1

Answer.

Picasso’s ‘the Accordionist’ portrays a man playing an accordion on a two dimensional plane which resonates with the artist’s idea of analytical cubism. The shapes most densely populate the middle of the painting, fanning out in a kind of triangle shape from the top to the bottom of the painting. The composition leads the viewer’s eye around the painting in an attempt to decipher the content. This painting draws its significance from the fact that it represents an early stage of development of the artistic style of Picasso. As displayed in this painting, the picture plane is distorted but not to the same degree as it is in Picasso's later paintings. In the Accordionist, the color is almost monochromatic and it's hard to discern the subject matter. At its descriptive best, the painting represents the mysterious tension between painted image and ‘reality’ and it keeps the viewer in a lingering state of confusion.