Picasso (in the students' voice)

tHE STUDENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS.  eACH GROUP WAS GIVEN A QUOTE FROM PICASSO.

tHE QUOTES WERE PASSED FROM GROUP TO GROUP.

"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."

Interpretations:

• There is no truth...only what people perceive to be truth.
• It's a lie because you are creating something that isn't real.
• Art removes the mask of lies.
• It has hidden messages that can be revealed.
• It reveals the truth behind your emotions.

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• It is easier to fool someone than to convince someone that they have been fooled.
• Humans can lie to themselves. However, art cannot lie. It does not change.
• It can bring out who you are.
• Everyone sees something different.
• It is an alternate reality.

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• Art is a physical representation of how you feel.
• What you interpret from art says a lot about who you are.
• It helps you realize feelings or thoughts.

"WHO SEES THE FACE CORRECTLY: THE PHOTOGRAPHER, THE MIRROR, OR THE PAINTER?"

interpretations:

• Only you see yourself as you want to.
• Everyone is subjective.
• The mirror: pictures and paintings aren't exact.
• People paint who they SEE.
• No one sees the human face "correctly" because it is the emotion beneath that truly reveals a person's secrets.

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• Everyone is blinded by their own subjectivity.
• The painter because they spend the most time looking at the face.
• The photographer because they make their photos really precise and capture the moment.
• The painter paints you the way they see you.

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

Interpretations:

• Try new opportunities.
• With each failure, there is success.
• Take the risk and learn from experience.
• Do the impossible.
• If you try the impossible, you will learn it is possible.
• If you fall down, don't be afraid to get back up.

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• From each failing, you learn.
• Pushing yourself to succeed is better than accepting failure.
• He is courageous.

"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead I was a painter and I became Picasso."

Interpretation:

• Don't give in to sticking to what you are given. Strive to be courageous.
• Greatness is always achievable when you stick to what you love.
• Try to achieve the best of your abilities.
• Aspire to be great.
• You can start small and end big.
• Be yourself and do what you want to do.
• Persevere.

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• Have confidence in yourself to be the best that you can be.
• Don't lose faith.
• Push yourself past your boundaries.
• You can't just become something without time and deserving it. You have to work up to a higher place.
• Just because you have a job doesn't mean you just stop trying.