Now Nërp has joined Wilson and Byron in re-creating a classic painting – he's chosen one of Picasso's Harlequin series.
Byron says that during Picasso's earlier Rose Period, the numerous harlequin paintings represented himself, but in this later 1915 work harlequin's characteristics have been reduced to caricature and the work's Cubist conventions reduce the identifying marks to mere symbols, showing there is no longer an association between the figure and the artist, and it now seems more like a mockery of the form. Picasso has returned to a familiar alter-ego, but the disfigurement suggests this identity is a former one.
When it comes to Art, Byron's knowledge is unrivalled – he really was wasted living at the zoo! I'm so pleased that now he can express himself a bit more.
I don't know why Nërp chose this particular painting, but I would guess it was so he could wear the Verka Serduchka headdress he's become so attached to!
Nërp has asked me to include a full-size copy of his picture so you can print it out and frame it to beautify your home; he says he's quite happy to sign it if you like – but please indicate whether you'd like it signed Nërp or Picasso…
Hmmm 🤔
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