Apparently,
it's all in the genes. Five art exhibition in Barcelona recently
redeemed the overlooked paintings of the nephew of Picasso, Javier
Vilato (1921 - 2000) well regarded in France since 1946, but till now
not so much in his own town, being somewhat in the shadow of his uncle,
'The' world famous Picasso.
Xavier
Vilato, son of Javier Vilato, thinks that the best thing his father
did, was the paintings of his uncle on the walls of the house. It's of
the experts' opinion that Picasso the genius thought of him as the son
he never had. It was his grandmother, Maria Picasso, who taught and
helped him to prepare the canvas. No surprise that the two artists'
styles share some similar artistry.
170
paintings exhibited are distributed in 5 locations, all more or less
related to the family. The exhibition was as a homage to an artist of
painting, engraving, etching, sketching and sculpture, equally adroit
in all of them, very much like his uncle.
I do see the similarities.
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