Story Behind the Artwork
This piece represents the point at which holding everything together was no longer possible. It emerged from a period of physical and emotional exhaustion, when collapse became unavoidable and necessary for change to occur.
Rather than depicting repair, the work reflects reconstruction - the slow gathering of what remains and the formation of a new internal structure shaped by experience rather than expectation. It exists in the space between loss and clarity, acknowledging that rebuilding often begins without certainty or direction.
The original drawing carries the weight of that transition. Its surface holds the accumulation of time, pressure, and revision, making it a singular expression of transformation - not as a return to what was, but as the creation of something new.
In this piece, Picasso becomes both subject and medium - woven into his own visual philosophy.
Details
Graphite on 300gsm Aquafine smooth card.
350mm x 500mm / 13.8” x 19.7”
Arrives hand-signed by Katie Worrell with a certificate of authentication and in a solid wood frame, with installed hardware.
Story Behind the Artwork
This piece represents the point at which holding everything together was no longer possible. It emerged from a period of physical and emotional exhaustion, when collapse became unavoidable and necessary for change to occur.
Rather than depicting repair, the work reflects reconstruction - the slow gathering of what remains and the formation of a new internal structure shaped by experience rather than expectation. It exists in the space between loss and clarity, acknowledging that rebuilding often begins without certainty or direction.
The original drawing carries the weight of that transition. Its surface holds the accumulation of time, pressure, and revision, making it a singular expression of transformation - not as a return to what was, but as the creation of something new.
In this piece, Picasso becomes both subject and medium - woven into his own visual philosophy.
Details
Graphite on 300gsm Aquafine smooth card.
350mm x 500mm / 13.8” x 19.7”
Arrives hand-signed by Katie Worrell with a certificate of authentication and in a solid wood frame, with installed hardware.
