Picasso’s Guernica took 7 weeks to paint, but it could have taken a lifetime. But done is better than perfect, especially in times of strife.
The piece appeared in a Paris exhibition in 1937. It became an essential piece of political art, signaling against the destruction of war.
Listen to BBC In Our Time: Picasso’s Guernica
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[…] Creators are slow cookers and even slower chewers, interspersed with periods gorging. They expect as many mistakes and regrets as discoveries– overall, full acceptance the unpredictable. It takes time to go forward and ship things, to hurry slowly unless you’re Picasso’s Guernica. […]