Pinceladas de Picasso.

When I walk in Malaga, I feel the natural presence of Picasso. Funny enough, I also vacationed other places where Picasso lived: Madrid, Barcelona, Collioure, Antibes and Paris. And who knows what more?

Picasso liked painting guitars. Broken guitars, that the viewer should put together, or the old man with the guitar. However, what inspired me for this piece, was a video I once saw of Picasso. He stood by his canvas and painted a beautiful flower vase. With one brushstroke he turned the painting into a sailboat. And again he changed the painting with one single touch, continuing for a long time. What a talent. 

My piece is turning around a constant rhythm, counting on the eight note. But it has a certain touch of irregularity, because it changes between 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 10/8, 11/8 and 12/8. I dip my brush with a musical motive, and make variations with restricted material.

The introduction is rather “Ad Libitum”, without a firm time signature, as a jazzy improvisation.