The Blind Man’s Meal, 1903

     In the Blue Period, Picasso seems to have seen everything in blue, as of he had placed a coloured filter between himself and the world.  He chose blue deliberately; it expresses a feeling that is precise, particular.  Blue is the colour of the night, of the ocean, and of the sky.  It is a deep, cold colour that symbolizes pessimism and misery - as opposed to yellow or red, colours that express life, sun and warmth.

The Blind Man’s Meal, 1903 

       The theme of blindness obsessed Picasso during this period.  The blind man in this painting lacks sight, but he does have the sense of touch, so Picasso has given emphasis to his hands.  For a painter, whose entire power rests in the eyes, blindness is the worst of infirmities.  Most of all, Picasso wanted ot commmunicate through this theme that true sight is internal vision - what the artist sees and feels when he or she has understood that the external world is only appearance.

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