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Paloma Picasso was the last autograph that I got for my “Autographs” project. Jerry Seinfeld came after her, but that was a refusal.
My “Autographs” project was something that I came up with and worked on during the 1980s and early 1990s. Basically I wanted to meet famous people and I did it for own enjoyment. What I would do is the drawing of the celebrity and then figure out how to get to them. Eventually I would get in contact with their secretary, assistant or manager and work through them. Some of the best people were the guys at the stage doors at Broadway theaters. They loved my project and I would usually get to the star. Over the years I was able to get the autographs of President and Nancy Reagan (I just loved that my drawings were actually in the Oval Office), Al Hirschfeld, Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Malcom Forbes, Stephen Sondheim, Spike Lee, Mel Tormé, Michael Jackson, Martina Navratilova, Lucille Ball, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jeremy Irons, to name a few.
First a little history about being a freelance illustrator in New York City in the 1980s. The process was to call art directors, make appointments and pound the pavement all over the city. We had no office, which meant that we had no bathroom either. The freelancer found their relief at department stores (I preferred Saks Fifth Avenue’s facilities), hotels (the Waldorf was my choice) and train stations (Grand Central of course!).
One store that I stopped at quite frequently was the wonderful Tiffany & Co. on the corner of 5th Avenue and 57th Street. Besides the use of their bathroom it was always fun to look at all of the things that they sold and I could never afford. It was like a museum. One of their major designers at the time was Paloma Picasso. The daughter of Pablo. Her first collection for Tiffany was in 1980 and by 1990 she was a major force at the emporium. Besides her amazing jewelry there was also her perfume and the famous Paloma red lipstick. By the late 1980s and early 1990s her face was everywhere too. The American Express commercial, “Do you know me? When museums around the world display my father’s art, women around the world display mine……..But even though people might recognize my creations they might not recognize me. So I carry the American Express card…” Her face, to me, was stunningly dramatic and great to draw. Also, it is always a challenge to draw gems and her designs were just as dramatic as her face. I had to try and get to her.
This turned out to be a lot easier than I had thought. First I called Tiffany’s and got a phone number for her studio. I called there and got her assistant. I explained my project. She was a bit hesitant, but when I rattled off some of the other people who had already signed she changed her mind. She asked if she could see the drawing first. I sent up a package to her with a copy of the drawing plus some other signed drawings. It turned out that Paloma and her husband loved the drawing and it was a go! I dropped off the drawing. Paloma was in a meeting and I, unfortunately, never met her. Her assistant asked me what she should write? I told her that she could do anything that she wanted. She could put a big cross over the drawing with her famous Paloma red lipstick!
Soon after I was back at her studio to pick up the signed drawing. To my complete surprise and total delight Paloma signed it in gold marker and kissed the drawing with her famous Paloma red lipstick. Kissed it!!
I consider this my signed Picasso.
You can see other “Autographs” drawing here: www.flickr.com/photos/leselect/albums/72157677401151292
Sunset at Brook Bay on the Isle of Wight a few weeks ago. Not sure he ever used orange in his paintings, but when I took this I just had visions of Picasso looking down from on high and using the sky as a vast canvass...I know there's help available!
"The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois. The Picasso "precipitated an aesthetic shift in civic and urban planning, broadening the idea of public art beyond the commemorative."
The corten steel sculpture, dedicated on August 15, 1967, in the civic plaza in the Chicago Loop, is 50 feet (15.2 m) tall and weighs 162 short tons (147 t). The Cubist sculpture by Picasso was the first such major public artwork in Downtown Chicago, and has become a well-known landmark. Publicly accessible, it is known for its inviting jungle gym-like characteristics. Visitors to Daley Plaza can often be seen climbing on and sliding down the base of the sculpture."
-Wikipedia
Gemächlich zuckelt der pittoreske Picasso-Triebwagen X 4001 auf der Chemin de Fer du Haut Forez zwischen Craponne sur Arzon und Usson en Forez seiner Endstation in Estivareilles entgegen.
La pittoresque automotrice Picasso X 4001 roule tranquillement sur le Chemin de Fer du Haut Forez entre Craponne sur Arzon et Usson en Forez vers son terminus à Estivareilles.
The picturesque Picasso railcar X 4001 leisurely jogs along the Chemin de Fer du Haut Forez between Craponne sur Arzon and Usson en Forez towards its terminus in Estivareilles.
You simply cannot beat nature's design. The aptly named Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus), temporarily distracting me from my botanical duties during the recent Chimanimani Survey.
Having worked in retail I take "companion animals" with a large grain of skepticism. This comes from having to deal with Karens of both sexes how loudly proclaim that they need the pet to function but see no reason why they have to get a service vest for said pet.
It right up there with the uber healthy person, often well tanned and in sports clothes, who leaps out of their small sports car with the handicap plates and sprints into a store or restaurant.
Huile sur toile, 162 x 130 cm, 1932.
Marie-Thérèse entre ici avec ses courbes dans la peinture de son amant, sa tête en forme de haricot, ses seins ronds et ses membres semblables à des pétales ou des feuilles (cf. kerdonis).
Picasso @ Mougins village near to Cannes Cote D'Azur
www.adamswaine.co.uk - Picasso lived here for many years until his death in 1976
PICASSO l'oeuvre ultime, Hommage a Jacquelin
www.gianadda.ch/wq_pages/fr/expositions/
#fondationpierregianadda
Fondazione Gianadda, Martigny
Contax IIIa + Sonnar 50mm f/1,5 (anni 50)+ Kodak Portra 400
The Hundertwasser House in Vienna, Austria is designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
This landmark of Vienna was built between 1983 and 1986 by architects Univ.-Prof. Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser
Explore highest position: #346 on July 9, 2009
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Uniya Filonova
30 squares, 7x7 cm
Papel America.
First seen here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97654780@N02/23959701193/in/faves-1...
Reverse engineered (took me a few tries, I was not expecting this kind of module)
EDIT:
The model is diagrammed:
www.origami-shop.com/en/picasso-ebook-edition-xml-206_248...
Resembling an insect, this green Bell-47d1 helicopter was the first rotorcraft designed in America for civilian use in 1945. The structural nature, bubble-like plastic façade, lengthy hind tailrotor lends a look of lightness and buoyancy to the aircraft. The helicopter is suspended at New York's Museum of Modern Art, surrounded by the likes of Picasso, Kusama, Brancusi, and Whitten.
The C3 Picasso was a small MPV built by Citroën from 2008 until 2017. This one has a military license plate. It's probably used for the security of one of the military bases near Soesterberg.