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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/430/437-53.jpg
Title	Bull's Head.
Creator	Picasso, Pablo (Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 1881-1973)
Date	1943
Cultural Context	Spanish European Western European
Style/Period	Modern (styles and periods)
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Assemblages (sculpture) Constructions (sculpture) Found objects Mixed media Bronzes (objects) Imagery Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Heads (representations) Bulls (animals) Cattle Animals Domestic animals Masks (costume) Bicycles Saddles (seats) Seats (furniture components) Handles
Subject	Sculpture Mixed media Heads (Anatomy) Bulls Cattle Animals Horns (Animal) Masks Bicycles & tricycles
Description	Assemblage of bicycle saddle and handlebars. "Picasso's witty 1943 assemblage entitled Bull's Head is a remarkable example of his genius for synthesis. He has fused the ancient motif of the bull and the traditional medium of bronze with modern steel and plastic. He has also conflated the bull's head with African masks and effected a new spatial juxtaposition by reversing the direction of the bicycle seat and eliminating the usual space between it and the handlebars. In this work, Picasso simultaneously explores the possibilities of new media, of conflated imagery, and of the spatial shifts introduced by Cubism. […] Picasso detached the seat and handlebars of a bicycle, turned the seat around, and attached it to the handlebars. The object was then cast in bronze and hung on a wall. Although the image of a bull's head is clear and convincing, the influence of African masks is also evident." (Excerpts, p. 891)
Material	Found objects Bronze (metal) Steel (alloy) Plastic (organic material) Metal
Measurements	13 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 7 1/2 in (33.7 x 43.5 x 19 cm)
Technique	Assemblage (sculpture technique) Casting (process)
Work Type	Sculpture Assemblages (sculpture) Found objects Mixed media Bronzes (objects)
Repository	Musée Picasso (Paris, France)
Source	Adams, Laurie Schneider. Art Across Time. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York: McGraw, 2002. (p.891, 25.9).
Rights	Photograph reproduced in Adams courtesy: Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. © 2001 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 437-53.jpg
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