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He manages to create depth out of flat shapes. The disproportioned positions of the facial features convey a more disfigured and painful look than if it were classic style, and the skin color also contributes to that.

It's not like he's the best painter ever but it's not utter trash just because it's not classic. I get that we are all here conservative one way or another so we suspect of modernity, especially when we look at cringe postmodern art like the banana stuck in a wall, but Picasso does not fall into that category.