Pablo Ruiz Picasso Art in the Classroom Ms Freeman’s class November 7, 2006 Self Portrait Self Portrait, cubist period "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Pablo Picasso Self-Portrait 1896

Born in 1881 in Spain Began drawing at age 7 His mother and father and cousins encouraged him At 19 he moved to Paris and studied in the Louvre He painted for 75 years in many styles He was a creator of Modern art Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso’s father taught him how to paint He had a time when many of his paintings were in shades of blue, his “blue period” WHY? La Vie 1903Old Guitarrist 1904Woman with Crow 1904

Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso Spanish, The Tragedy, 1903 oil on wood,

Circus Acrobats and Ape 1905Girl with Fan 1905 A couple of years later he was happier and his paintings had more color This is called his rose period

In 1907 he began painting in what would be known as cubist style Landscape with Bridge 1909 Cubism: Flatten space Experiment how shapes make form

Repose. Paris, spring Oil on canvas

Take apart objects and rearrange them To show different viewpoints at the same time To show an object as if you see it from several angles or at different moments in time. Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier). Paris, late spring Oil on canvas, Picasso’s Cubism:

Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris, Autumn 1910 Oil on canvas head eyes Used basic forms to show how they make up what we see Each part is reduced to its most basic shape These are shown from many angles at once

Violin and Grapes. Céret and Sorgues, spring-summer Oil on canvas

Pablo Picasso. Head. (1913). Charcoal on paper

Girl Before a Mirror 1932 As his style changed he used more colors and patterns

Picasso simplified things into basic shapes like circles and triangles He used bold black outlines, sometimes with bright colors His works show how each piece is a part of the whole

Picasso showed objects from many viewpoints at a time Profile of her face Entire face His colors and shapes show emotion

Simplify into basic shapes like circles and triangles Use bold black outlines Show an object from many viewpoints at one time Use colors and shapes to show emotion

Draw a profile line in the middle of the paper with pencil Draw a face shape around it

Add eyes, nose(s), mouths – think about using shapes (circles, triangles, squares) Draw hair connecting hair to edge of paper Trace using a black marker Add color

Use bold black outlines Use colors and shapes to show emotion Draw a profile line in the middle of paper with pencil Draw a face shape around the profile Add eyes, nose(s), mouth(s) Do the profile side first Then the full face think about using shapes (circles, triangles, squares) Draw hair connecting hair to edge of paper Trace using a black marker Add color Use different colors for profile and full face