For my Art History III class we had the chance to do a creative writing assignment, and this assignment was to embody the personality of a famous artist and to write an artist statement for them or an application to get a job at our school, DCAD. I personally like my writing assignments to have a little humor in them, so I thought the application option would be perfect for me. The next step was picking an artist to write in their perspective. Since I wanted something that would leave my teacher laughing a bit here and there, I decided to embody a famous artist with a big ego: Pablo Picasso! I would say my next step was to research him, but I was already doing research about him for a different essay, so I pretty much had his pompous attitude under wrap. So without further ado, here is my letter to DCAD from Picasso explaining why the school should hire him.
Dear DCAD,
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I, Pablo Picasso, am giving you the privilege to hire me as your Fine Arts area coordinator. Why should you hire me you ask? I’m THE Picasso. I am more than qualified to guide the young artists of today into the future at your little two-year school of art. You’ve probably — no, you’ve defiantly — heard of my work since I’m so famous. Examples of my creative genius that you would recognize are: “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” (1907, Early Cubism), “Ma Jolie” (1911-1912, Analytic Cubism), “Still-Life with Chair-caning” (1912, Synthetic Cubism), “Three Women at the Spring” (Classicism, 1921), and “Guernica” (1937, Surrealism). Plus, as you can tell by these examples, I have a wide range of styles and techniques to bring to the table as a teacher/ area coordinator. Additionally, I have a strong understanding of the fundamentals for drawing and designing (as seen in my blue and rose periods) but can also push into abstraction (as seen in my cubist and surrealistic periods). This means I can not only teach your students to understand the basics of drawing and design but also open their mind to thinking outside the box. In today’s age, you need a teacher and area coordinator that will push the creativity of your fine art students, and that DCAD, is me — Picasso!
Signed,
Picasso
P.S.
Better act quick and hire me before I decide to move on to a different period of my art career!
