Conclusion

Throughout his life Picasso left totems in his work to tell us about himself. Bulls appear frequently, connecting him with his homeland of Spain, the harlequin figure symbolizing his own personality and the female form, his love for women and life. He strove to show us a new perspective, another world and painted highly emotional states of being, ecstasy and grief. He read the times correctly and painted imagery that passed on

The King of the Minotaurs – 1958.

this knowledge. These are the descriptions of a shaman. Subconscious though his shamanic intent may have been, it flowed strong and vital through his life.
I would like next to examine a more conscious shaman as a contrast to Picasso. I choose to look to Andy Goldsworthy. Whereas Picasso looked out into unknown worlds, Goldsworthy will bring us back into a more natural world, that of the land around us.