Heideggers Interpretation of Pablo Picassos Portrait of Gertrude Stein :: Art Artisits

Heideggers interpretation of Pablo Picassos portrayal of Gertrude SteinBy several accounts, Gertrude Stein posed for Pablo Picasso more than 90 times during the winter of 1905-6. Each session was never quite correct, with legion(predicate) botched attempts and frustrations. Ultimately Picasso sent her away, stating I cant see you any yearner when I look, then created a new portrait of her nearly a year later without seeing her again. It was regarded as a curious mask-like visage, non really an accurate representation of Stein at the time. When others remarked that Gertrude Stein did not look like her portrait, Picasso stated She will. Eventually Picassos belief in the premonitory powers of his portraits was support as Stein came to very greatly resemble her portrait, stating in 1938, I was and I still am satisfied with my portrait for me, it is I, and it is the only facsimile of me which is always I, for me (Rodenbeck). Picassos Portrait of Gertrude Stein is a haunting and pensi ve work, imbued with a great sense of mystery and pondering. Steins gaze is cast to the side, her hands in a gestural position, leaning forward with her chin tilted and lips some parted. It is as if she is about to speak and with the body language of her portrait, we hear an ensuing scene where she articulates what shes been thinking, elaborating with her hands. The essence of Steins character is embodied in this comportment and gesture, the truth of her universe in this physical representation. Knowing nothing of Stein, whiz would at once understand that this woman is a thinker cautiously considering her points and that this intellectual characterization is of fundamental importance to her mode of being. Picasso has achieved the revelatory effectuate in this portrait by revealing the truth of Stein through Martin Heideggers principle of truth as aletheia, that is, unhiddenness or the experience of something hidden being brought to revelation. By not allowing Steins thoughts a nd words to be heard and capturing her in a frozen moment of paint, Picasso allows a profound understanding of all that she has to say. By concealing the experience of being in her presence and knowing her as an intellectual, he reveals the very truth and nature of her composure and existence. Were this portrait a frozen monument of Stein in a moment of glory, a pristine tribute to her physicality or a photographic and staring(a) representation, then we could never see the true accuracy of her being and becoming.