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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Dec. 3, 1964
Picasso Works Shown
Ceramics, prints and lithographs by Pablo Picasso will be displayed in the Museum of Art tomorrow through December 17.
The exhibit of 32 ceramic pieces and 12 prints and lithographs emphasizes the playful side of the artist, Bret Weller, museum curator, said.
Although he has been painting for over half a century, Picasso has created ceramic and lithograph designs only since the 1940's.
HE NOTED HIS EARLY work in ceramics by saying, in 1948, "It is amazing! I made a head! You can look at it from all angles, it's flat. I made it appear flat from all sides by painting it."
A vase, "Femme Chouette" and two pitcheers, "Femme Droite" and "Poisson," demonstrate his skill in optical illusions by making curved surfaces seem flat.
Picasso was attracted to ceramics because of the technical process and the challenge represented in painting on a curved surface, Waller said. He also wanted to find a painting medium in which the colors remained unchanged. Oil paint deteriorates and within 100 years dims the exact picture painted by the artist. Ceramics colors do not change.
THE PICASSO EXHIBIT that will be seen here is currently on a tour of museums and is sponsored by the American Federation of Art. All of the pieces are for sale, with prices ranging from $15 to $500, Waller said.
The museum staff arranged the Picasso exhibit as a service for KU students, Waller said.
"We thought we should bring it to the campus because in many ways Picasso is one of the greatest living artists," he said.
AN OPEN HOUSE will be in the
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main gallery of the museum from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Waller said the open house is planned for Friday afternoon as an experiment.
"We are having it on Friday rather than Sunday so that more students can come," he said. "We invite all of the students to drop in for coffee. It will be an informal affair."
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