Charles Saatchi

Cubism is described as the application of multiple perspectives, ​the use of geometric shapes, a monochromatic color palette, and a flattened picture plane.

Artist
The Jewish Iraqi-British businessman, b. 1943 in Baghdad, was educated at Christ’s College, a secondary school in Finchley, north London. Married a bunch of times, he made a funny comment about himself, which I like for its ironic humility.

“According to the Times Online, Saatchi is ‘reclusive’, even hiding from clients when they visited his agency’s offices and, as of February 2009, has only ever granted two newspaper interviews. He does not attend his own exhibition openings; when asked why by the Sunday Telegraph, he replied: ‘I don’t go to other people’s openings, so I extend the same courtesy to my own.’”

This painting is the second example of cubism in my blog, the first by ELYSE DODGE.