Instructions: Read
Which Is the Most Influential Work of Art Of the Last 100 Years
(Plagens, Peter, Newsweek, 7/2/2007, Vol. 150, Issue 2) and review ‘
Picasso and American Art
’ (Associated Press, 2006). These resources better explain how artists were influenced and inspired by other artists, social influences, and cultures, including Picasso himself while painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”. Write a 1-2 page paper discussing the following topics:
- How art was understood, appreciated, and shared historically, both by artists and the general public
- How the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology
- How social and political happenings have influenced artists