Printmaking: "An art form that involves transferring one image from a surface to another"
Printmaking was originally a form of communication until the 18th century when the works that artists done were thought to be authentic. It's been said that the process of engraving goes back thousands of years to when people use to carve pictures by using cave walls and bones as their own canvases.
La Femme qui Pleure I (Weeping Woman I) by Pablo Picasso was made in 1937. Pablo Picasso was born in Spain on the 25th of October 1881 and died in France on the 8th of April 1973.
I quite like this sketch because for me it shows powerful emotion and as I observe it, I feel as though I can hear the screeching and yelling of her suffering which does give me an emotional experience while looking at it. Picasso developed this woman by using ruff lines and hard edges to create her disfigured appearance (her appearance for me symbolizes her self destruction as she crumbles away) which also gives me an impact on my understanding and feelings for this picture. Another thing I have noticed is that her hands are completely different to one another, the right hand is perfectly normal with a soft tone as the left hand is quite devilish and darker in tone. This could represent the roller coaster of mixed emotions she is feeling such as hatred and kindness.
Personal I don't see anything I dislike about this sketch. I feel as though Picasso has combined his natural talent of art with the emotions he successfully placed within while sketching this picture and for that I respect his style of work.
