Claudio Marinaccio's comic biography of Picasso reveals his passion for comics

Claudio Marinaccio, a leading Italian comic artist, has created an original one-page comic that condenses the life and artistic periods of Pablo Picasso. The work was inspired by a visit to a Picasso exhibition in Turin, where Marinaccio saw numerous sketches and erotic drawings. The article explores Picasso's little-known passion for comics, noting that he was an avid reader of series like Katzenjammer Kids and Krazy Kat. Picasso's 1937 work 'Sogni e menzogne di Franco' (Dreams and Lies of Franco), held at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, is cited as a clear example of comic influence, featuring nine vignettes satirizing Francisco Franco. Marinaccio compares Picasso's artistic evolution to Bob Dylan's shift to electric rock and Radiohead's stylistic changes. The interview highlights Picasso's continuous reinvention and his ability to 'steal' from comics, echoing his famous quote: 'Good artists copy, great artists steal.'