My Art Doppelganger

 

On Monday, January 21, The Dallas Museum of Art had their launch of the return to FREE membership. It was a grand day at the museum with activities throughout the galleries. One activity had people taking artist personality quiz's to discover their art doppelganger. Selection was limited to Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Gehry, Pablo Picasso, Claude Money, and Piet Mondrian.

 

Guess who my doppelganger is?



Pablo Picasso!!! I did have a few hits with O'Keeffe, but overwhelmingly I matched up with ol' Pablo. I was like "WHAT!?!" Then I read the description:

You are Pablo Picasso. You can't seem to make up your mind about who you are and you constantly re-invent yourself. One day you're blue, the next you're pink; one month you're fascinated by African art and the next you become a political activist. You're also analytical and love to examine ideas and objects from all sides. You're not afraid to break things apart and piece them back together in a way that is appealing to you. You are a force to be reckoned with, and many people measure their success based on the standards you have set.

Not a bad match - especially about my re-inventing myself, examining ideas, breaking things apart...I love acting and telling stories because I can "become" someone, or something for a brief time. I enjoy the experience of looking through new eyes at the world. So all in all, I have to agree with the Pablo Picasso link.

 By the way, I LOVE this rooster he painted.

An anecdote about Picasso -

A visitor to Picasso's studio found the artist gazing disconsolately at a painting on the easel. 'It's a masterpiece,' said the visitor, hoping to cheer Picasso up.

'No, the nose is all wrong,' Picasso said. 'It throws the whole picture out of perspective.'

'Then why not alter the nose?'

'Impossible,' replied Picasso. 'I can't find it.'