PABLO PICASSO "SCENE DE TAUROMACHIE" 1959Pablo Picasso's (1881 1973) love affair with ceramics started in 1946, when he came across a pottery fair in the South of France. There, he met the proprietors of the Madoura Pottery workshop and started a collaborative relationship with the studio that lasted until his death. Inspired by Spanish folk ceramics, Picasso embraced traditional motifs such as bullfights, roosters, suns, and faces. He appreciated the medium for combining both painting and

Her enigmatic smile

The initial impetus to create "Test Pattern" came from the exhibition venue itself

and Bill Zavatsky)

the compositions were typically compressed and cropped

The aesthetic complexity he achieved with these combined techniques are perfectly demonstrated in this work

Here Dehner is leaning into the gestural and subconscious actions that defined abstract expressionism

One of his most iconic and cherished works

Influenced by Christian Dior's New Look from 1947

He was always searching for new techniques to express or expand his ideas and aesthetic

she has been based in New York City for several decades

which tends to be filtered through the male gaze

Mild consistent toning throughout