Winning Words 9/3/09
“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” (Picasso) I wonder if Pablo had that to say about art lessons. Do you think he took lessons to be able to paint the way he did. The human brain is a marvelous creation. How can it be said that this “tool” just happened? I suppose it can be said, but does that make it true? BTW, I would be reluctant to give up my computer, because my “tool” likes it. ;-) Jack

FROM L IN ILLINOIS: Picasso expressed himself brilliantly with art. His words weren't all that brilliant, apparently. FROM JACK: Were these words brilliant? Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs. Pablo Picasso

FROM N IN ILLINOIS: Picture worth thousand words. FROM JACK: Sometimes...

FROM MOLINER C.F.: If Picasso had lived long enough, he would be doing stunning stuff with Photoshop. And his attitude toward computers would have been, "It's just another brush.