“Man with a pipe” is a painting by Pablo Picasso on display at the
Kimbell Art Museum. The overwhelming element that is present is
Picasso’s use of straight lines to show objects that normally don’t have
straight lines. At first glance, the painting looks like a brown
Christmas tree against a dark brown background. After closer inspection,
the subtle shape of a man appears. Strangely, even with a detailed
inspection, few additional details of the man seem to appear. The three
major features that stand out are his eye, nose, and pipe, which are all
round and located in a straight line. The only other object that I think
I can make out is a sheet of white paper under the man’s right hand. And
the sheet of paper is about the only thing that has a light color in
this painting. The color of the entire scene is extremely dark, not as
in evil, but more like a quiet study room. With this painting containing
so many straight lines and being almost devoid of curves that are
pointing in the same direction, this painting is incredibly flat and
geometric. The shape of the man almost takes up the entire painting
makes me think that he is either quite boring or tired.
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