Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist who spent many years working in Paris and is popularly known as the co-founder of Cubism.To date, his work is known for its unique perspective and for pushing ahead of the ordinary set rules of art, by converting unique edge shapes into something more than just brush strokes, colours, and shape.But beyond art, he also talked about profound ideas that continue to be relevant even todayEvery one of us has a pile of things we love that may be ahead of the ordinary, and then what we are told to do is be selective to pick one theme, make everything match, and we end up adjusting our lives and following the norms.Yet some of the most memorable achievements in this world have been by breaking the stereotypes people have made.Such a quote famously attributed to Pablo Pikcaso conveys this thought; he compels us to ask ourselves, do we start with what we love, or with what we think will fit?Let’s know what he means to say
Quote of the day
I put in my paintings everything I like. Too bad for the things; they only have to arrange themselves between them
Pablo Picasso
What does the quote mean
In Picasso’s time, a painting was expected to feel balanced and well-mannered, with objects chosen and designed accordingly because they went ‘nicely’ together. Picasso turns that rule upside down, as he began his work with love, not with harmony. If he likes something, it goes in, and the picture has to find a way to hold it.Here he jokingly says that it is “too bad for the things.” He talks as if apples, cloths, and faces were guests at a dinner party who must simply learn to share a table. In the longer version of his words, he says that among things there are no class distinctions. Nothing is too plain or too odd to deserve a place on the canvas.These words belong to Picasso according to Artshorlist.com, and the longer version of the quote appears in collections of his remarks from “Conversations avec Picasso”, and it mentions a painter who loves blondes but leaves them out because they don’t suit a basket of fruit. But it must be noted that Picasso spoke in Spanish and French, so every English version of this quote is a translation, and words might differ from version to version,m but the meaning has hardly changed.
How are these words still relevant today?
Today, the digital world and our lives are more or less surrounded by ‘curated’ social media feeds that reward a proper theme; brands chase a single look; against all that, the quote feels like a new take.Think of someone who fills a room with mismatched chairs, family photos, and a loud rug, and somehow it feels warm and alive. Or a musician who mixes folk, electronic, and film music because those are the sounds they grew up with, so all that Picasso’s wants to say is that originality often comes from honest taste, not from careful matching.