The admirers of Pablo Picasso, delighted with the reopening of the museum dedicated to him in Paris, express in front of the camera their enthusiasm and what they like in the work of the master.
Interview with Salvador DALI about Pablo PICASSO. "He is a great destructive anarchist genius ... " He lived all his life terrorized by the firefighters, the fireman painting "
Les peintres Joan MIRO, FOUJITA et Edouard PIGNON résument chacun leur tour leur admiration pour leur confrère Pablo Picasso. Pour MIRO, son oeuvre est tellement puissante que l'on ne peut que lui tirer "son chapeau". FOUJITA le perçoit comme un être venant d'une autre planète, un martien qui influence tous les autres artiste.
Jean Louis BARRAULT says of Pablo Picasso that he is the artist par excellence, capable of renewing himself and reinventing himself to infinity. In this regard, he cites a lesson from Charles Dullin that seems perfectly suited to the sculptor painter.
On stage Raymond MORETTI talks about PICASSO, whom he met several times. He believes that he is one of the few to know how to capture energy in his paintings, a kind of sorcerer of painting. The journalist quotes Pablo Picasso’s phrase "I’m not looking, I find", which for Raymond Moretti sums up his genius. By cotoyant, he realized the simplicity and humanity of the artist, he was received at home as he could have been by a caring grandfather. He describes him as an art worker.
France ROCHE and Philippe LABRO meet in studio with Frédéric ROSSIF about his relationship with Picasso. on the occasion of the release of his film "Pablo Picasso". The documentary filmmaker met him for the first time at the age of 25, and was amazed to see that the person equaled the myth, that this genius was profoundly human. His extraordinary vitality was part of his creativity.
The journalists collect the impressions of the visitors who came for the great exhibition "Picasso and the masters". Between the praise and emotions of those who leave and the motivation of those, who even come from far away, wait several hours in the queues in front of the Grand Palais, the success of this exhibition does not deny the public’s attraction for the master’s works.
During the inauguration of an exhibition dedicated to PICASSO at the Louvre, President Georges POMPIDOU gives his vision on the Spanish artist that he compares to a volcano, and defines it as a "perpetual creator".