Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Life with Picasso
Book Review: Great perspective, from a person who knew first hand.
Summary: 5 Stars
The best book on Picasso I have read. Francoise Gilot, wife to Picasso and a painter, writes possibly with better insight than Picasso himself could, and certainly any other "outside of the circle" biographer could, about Picasso's manner of painting, his personality and lifestyle, his motivations and a good part of his life. Excellent, excellent book.Book Review: Highly interesting read from Gilot's perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
Francoise Gilot is a legend as an artist and a feminist (my term...not hers). This book opens up a world about Picasso and Gilot's time together in a way that is almost impossible to put down.Book Review: If you have interest in Picasso's techniques read this book
Summary: 5 Stars
Gilot's representation of her time with Picasso is obviously the product of in depth journals. The potrayal of his monologues and mannerisms are detailed to a very fine degree. Overlooked, by the majority of reviewers of this work, is her painstaking detail into his artistic process. The level of detail she provides regarding the techniques Picasso used eclipses any other Picasso biography. Gilot documented his work with oils, sculpture, etching and many other mediums. Always the focus of reviews are Picasso as the great abuser, the great manipulator. Focus always seems to placed on the physcological aspects of his art, his life and their relationship. Seldom is the emphasis placed on the technical nature of this work. It is a large portion on this book. It is what really makes it worth the read...Book Review: Interesting book, hard to put down once you get into it.
Summary: 4 Stars
Not being very well educated in art, the book helped me better understand some of what Picasso was trying to portray in his artwork. It is an easy book to get through once you get into it, the way it is written it can be long and tedious at times but the information Francoise Gilot gives is quite sincere and in depth. The book will give you a better incite to Picasso's twisted and passionate life, leaving you with a newfound knowledge and idea about Picasso.Book Review: Interesting insight into relationship with an egomaniac
Summary: 5 Stars
You have to wonder, why would someone stick around with Picasso when he was so hard to get along with? I mean, telling Gilot she couldn't have an operation because he was busy and needed her, come on! Or not letting her use Picasso's car and driver to go to the hospital and give birth, because Picasso wanted to be driven to a conference! Well, Gilot does explain why she stuck around, which is interesting in a morbid sort of way. Also, you get a real feel for what it was like to live with the great but misogynistic artist. If you first go to watch Anthony Hopkins in "Surviving Picasso", you'll have plenty of images to make up for this book's lack of sufficient photos
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