Why do some people say that Picasso was a "bad artist"?

Answer 1

Anyone who professes that Picasso was a "bad artist" does so out of utter ignorance.
When evaluating art, one does not solely rely on personal taste. Something could be "good" art, but I most certainly would not for eg. want it adorning my livingroom wall!
Whether a work of art (particularly in a contemporary sense) is necessarily aestetically pleasing to look at ,is irrelevant, it's art-not decor. The true prerogative of art is not to look beautiful, but to be a reflection of the time, to commentate, to stimulate intellectualy, to challenge the norm, the be a vehicle for discussion etc.
The likelyhood of a person declaring Picasso a bad artist, having adequate-if any-prerequisite knowledge of art and the history of art, is nought.
When considering the history of art and the development of all art movements, the artists who made a significant contribution worth mentioning, did so by challenging what was thought of, at the time,as good art.
Picasso certainly broke away from those norms in many aspects, particularly with reference to his unorthodox use of perspective and colour.
It is embarrassingly ignorant to say that for a painting to be good it has to be realistically painted and true to nature. I can assure you, with reference to his technical abilities,Picasso was perfectly capable of painting a photo-realistic image, but that was not the point of view he was trying to convey.
Picasso's art and concepts/vision influenced innumerable future art movements and artists. What he did was revolutionary and shocking for his time,and as with most artists throughout history (from the Impressionists up to Van Gogh or Pollock etc etc) his work was ridiculed by many.
However, for someone, in contemporary age, to say Picasso is a bad artist simply reveals that person to be a ignoramus.

Answer 2

At the time, Picasso was misunderstood by other people and the art community, only upon his death did people actually learn to appreciate his work. Some of Piere Mondrians work was similar but by his time people had a greater understanding for abstract art. People who call Picasso a bad artist are not bad critics, they just don't understand his vision of what art was.

Answer 3

Picasso is a name that is synonymous with modern art and a Bohemian lifestyle. Whether he is a "bad artist" is up to the individual to decide. If you base your decision on money then obviously he is a very successful artist. Are his paintings prized? Well ask yourself this, if you suddenly found one in a trash and treasure stall, would you ignore it. Perhaps you might if you didn't recognise its value. You might think that a child in Kindergarten could do better. People with knowledge about art will analyse form, brush techniques etc the rest of us just know what we like.

Answer 4

Because they're not very artistic.

Artists has different styles. Picasso's style happens to be one of the more avant garde ones.

Some of the conventional people couldn't accept it and regard Picasso as a bad artist.

But true artists respect other artists' styles. They have an in-depth understanding of each individual styles.

Answer 5

Some think he was a bad artist because they don't think his work was that good. Some would think that the real life stuff takes more talent like Leonardo Da Vinci. Picasso did do some real life stuff but he's famous for that kinda surreal art. Some don't see the big deal.

Answer 6

I do not like Picasso's work. I favor the romantic or realistic styles of Waterhouse or Da Vinci. I appreciate the amount of work and dedication (not to mention discipline) it takes for such art.

Picasso and "modern" art just looks slapped together and shallow. Like anyone who has a paintbrush could be called an art master. I'm sorry, but I see nothing grand about it.

One of my art professors told me that it's not so much the art itself, but that Picasso thought to look at the world in that way. No one else had before so he was unique.

I can understand that view, but I believe that one can still be unique AND romantic.

Nowadays, it is the norm to do abstract or "modernism". It would be unique to see an artist try the traditional methods.

I find no poetry in Picasso.

Answer 7

Because that style shows as much about the feelings of the artist as it does the moment in time. often times people are to linear cold and logical to get it.

Answer 8

It's all a matter of preference.

Some think Matiste is a bad artist as well, but they don't really understand they're work.

Answer 9

According to his biographies, Picasso was a really nasty guy. But he was undeniably a fine painter.

Answer 10

because they look at the picture straight out. you need to put some thought into it and you need to take it from the perspective of the artist. think what he thought when he was making the painting.