7.06.2009

Picasso:Drawing With Light

Classics from the LIFE archives.







"LIFE photographer Gjon Mili visited Picasso in 1949. Mili showed the artist some of his photographs of ice skaters with tiny lights affixed to their skates jumping in the dark—and Picasso's mind began to race. The series of photographs that follows—Picasso’s light drawings—were made with a small flashlight in a dark room; the images vanished almost as soon as they were created."

Photo: Gjon Mili/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Photos taken on Jan 01, 1949
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15 comments:

  1. CassaundraJuly 6, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    how beautiful!

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  2. Maria KillamJuly 6, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Absolutely amazing! Wow, this is what I love about blogs, the stuff you learn! THanks for sharing this with us!

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  3. MandiJuly 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    awesome.

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  4. Carol {Everyday Delights}July 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    Wow!!! That is awesome! Great post!

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  5. Hello LindelloJuly 6, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    these are so cool. when i was in france we went to a little town where he lived for awhile and they had a museum of just his works. truly brillant!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 6, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    I've always loved that photo of Picasso drawing a centaur with light. He was truly a master of the gesture.

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  7. LenoreNeverM♡reJuly 6, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    I love watching genius in action...isn't LIFE the best! Love this post!! ~XO*

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  8. BethJuly 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Now THESE I really like! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. me melodiaJuly 6, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    These are among my favorites.
    My folks have some of these in the hallway. So fun/inspirational.

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  10. Alicia @ boylerpfJuly 6, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    That is truly amazing...the mind of a true artist!

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  11. Gangsta BrideJuly 6, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    these are amazing! really.

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  12. Awesome SaraJuly 6, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    it looks a bit like magic huh?

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  13. Elizabeth MarieJuly 7, 2009 at 12:24 AM

    So cool!! LIFE is amazing!

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  14. Tina TarnoffJuly 7, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    How wonderful! Picasso masterpieces that vanished as soon as he creted them - that kind of makes me sad! :)

    p.s. I've been neglecting your blog as 've been so busy lately, but I'm back!! xoxo

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  15. anythinggoeshereJuly 8, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    those are just incredible and something I didn't know had ever been done. Wasn't he a genius?

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Thanks for your lovely comments, they always make me smile!