So I've been digging into Picasso's Minotaur stuff lately, wanted to see everything online since I can't jet off to Europe right now. Started by typing "Picasso Minotaur exhibits digital" into the search bar – simple enough.
The Hunt for Online Exhibits
First place I hit was The Royal Whatever Gallery's site. Found their virtual tour section, took some clicking around but eventually landed on this 1933 etching series with the Minotaur doing creepy bull-man things. Quality was surprisingly decent when I zoomed in on the details.
- Checked big museum sites
- Clicked through archives collections
- Got sidetracked by that one surrealist painter
- Remembered what I was after at 3am
Art Books Without Breaking the Bank
Didn't want physical books cluttering up my tiny apartment, so hunted down digital copies instead. Randomly recalled that "Picasso: Monsters" book title, found a preview on academic reading sites. Good thing too cause the full ebook costs like my weekly grocery money.
Downloaded two free PDFs from university art departments. One totally sucked with grainy pictures, but the other had this awesome section connecting the Minotaur to Picasso's messy love life. Made me think – dude used the Minotaur to work through his personal drama.
What Actually Worked
Three things saved me time:
- Using "digital collection" instead of "online exhibit" when searching
- Typing the exact painting names from the crappy PDFs
- Getting desperate and emailing a university library assistant
Took screenshots of everything and dumped them in a folder called "MINOTAUR MADNESS". Wife thinks I've lost it but whatever. Realized most good content's scattered like breadcrumbs across museum sites and obscure journals. Probably why Picasso liked the Minotaur metaphor – messy beast, messy research.
