NOTES
The tangled webs of etched lines that compose this work are matched in their complexity by multiple overlapping interpretations of the subject. Pablo Picasso often represented the figure of the minotaur, seen at right, a creature from ancient Greek mythology that is part man and part bull. The minotaur’s relationship to other figures, especially the girl with the candle and the dead female bullfighter, invites reflection on manifestations of power and control in both life and art. Picasso turned his focus from painting to printmaking and poetry in 1935, exploring imagery that expressed intense struggle.
