Picasso's Three Musicians
Here’s Picasso’s Three Musicians , from 1921. What I love about it – besides the riot of color and shape that feels like music – is the sly joke on the far left side. Notice the wild animal back there. It seems to be Picasso’s way of describing the unbound energy of the players, something totally free, maybe even demonic. The piece is an inspired depiction of a hoppin’ jam band.
