Challenge 7

#3 Imagine that you have the opportunity to travel back through time. At what point in history would you like to stop and why? (Swarthmore)

If I have the opportunity to travel back through time, I would like to stop at the time of Pablo Picasso. The answer is simple. I want to become like him. I want to discover who he is, when he began drawing, where he learned to paint, what he painted, how he was able to paint all type of art, and why he chose an artist life. I want to know and learn everything about him. Art is my passion. I strive to demonstrate that nothing is impossible. But my problem is that I do not know how to do that. There is a limit in me. I don’t know how to break this limit, but if I can observe Picasso’s life, a life of an amazing artist, I believe I can solve my problem. He has an answer to my question. Not my question only, but question of everyone who pursue art: How we could carry a message in our painting. He was the one who went far beyond human’s limit. He knew how to think outside the box. He could do this because he was outside the box. I need to get out of box which limits my imagination and skills. I know that I cannot be able to carry a message and gift of astonishment in my painting unless I really get out of the box. Therefore, if I have the opportunity to travel back, I’m going to stop and meet Pablo Picasso.