Pablo Picasso 1881-1973

Who is Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous artists ofall time. He was an artistic genius and is particularly remembered for his style of art called Cubism. Picasso grew up in Spain and later studied and lived in Paris. As a child, Picasso showed incredible artistic talent and was considered a child prodigy. In fact, Picasso'sfather, who was also an artist, gave all of his own art supplies to 13 year old Picasso because he showed such amazing talent. By the time he was nineteen, Picasso was a fully trained, professional painter. He moved to Paris and lived a very poor, simple life while painting over 200 works.

Who is Pablo Picasso? These paintings showed his sadness over what he saw andfelt about the poor lives of those around him. This was called his Blue Period. But then, Picasso began to paint a happier type of painting showing clowns and performers at the circus. This was called his Rose Period. Next he began to paint pictures that looked more like puzzles with the pieces all out of order. Sometimes Picasso would stick things to his paintings like newspaper clippings, a bottle label, buttons, cloth, or string - a technique called collage invented by Picasso. Picasso painted until the very day he died at the age of 92 years.

Who is Pablo Picasso? Picasso and the other Cubists tried to create a new way of seeing things in art. They would look at something and try to break it apart in the way they painted it. For instance, Picasso tried to show the models he painted from all sides at once, not just from one normal view. He might show a woman with her eyes facing the right but her nose turned to the left. Her basic body shapes would be changed into cubed or square shapes, facing various directions at once.

Who is Pablo Picasso? She might be put together somewhat like a jigsaw puzzle or a broken mirror, Many other artists learned from what Picasso painted and incorporated this into their own sculptures and paintings. Cubism changed the concept of art and led the way to Surrealism and Modern Art. Young artists explore Picasso's Cubist technique of painting a picture that looks like jumbled puzzle pieces by cutting apart a painting of a friend and then putting it back together Cubist style.

See some of Picasso’s work The Met Museum - Picasso

Picasso Inspired Cubist Portriats

Fractured Friend Picasso Inspired Art PROCESS If yoy have a device, have a friend take a picture of you from the shoulders up. Draw you image to the best of your ability using pencil on ledger size paper. Once you draw your portirat, paint your picture. Be sure to use a light coating of paint to avoid the corners from curling. Then allow the painting to dry overnight.

Fractured Friend Picasso Inspired Art Once the painting drys, you are to cut apart free-hand with scissors or lightly mark out some large shapes like puzzle pieces on the painting. Squares, triangles, and other Cubist shapes work well. Cut the painting apart on or near these lines. Note: The line can be sketchy instead of solid. The pieces should be bold and not small. Next, glue the pieces of the painting onto a new sheet of paper. They can be glued in order or out of order. Upside down pieces work well too.

Student example of a Picasso Cubist Portrait