Minotaur attacking an amazone 1933

Picasso made this drawing, 'Minotaur attacking an Amazone' with ink, giving us a glimpse into his process. It's not about hiding the marks, but about the raw energy of creation. The texture here is all in the lines, scratchy and urgent, like he's wrestling with the image itself. Look at the way he builds up the shadows with these frantic scribbles, a thick darkness that contrasts with the stark white of the paper. There is a real sense of movement. The minotaur's arm, see how it reaches out, a tangle of lines that suggest both power and desperation? It's like Picasso is asking, what does it mean to be human, to be animal, to be caught in the push and pull of desire and violence? This piece reminds me a bit of Goya, with its dark themes and its unflinching gaze. But where Goya is all about precision, Picasso is about letting loose, embracing the mess. And that's what makes it so exciting.