Pablo Picasso October 25, 1881 – 8 April 8, 1973 Born in Malaga, Spain First words were “piz piz” (short for “lapiz”, Spanish for pencil) Father was a painter, teacher & curator (A “curator” is someone who manages and takes care of artwork at a museum.) Father taught him art beginning at age 7, and believed his son surpassed him in ability by age 13

Where Was He? Childhood in Spain: Born in Malaga (Southern coast) Coruna Spain at 10 (NW port city in Spain) Barcelona, Spain at 14 San Fernando at 16 (near Cadiz – southern coast) Adult life spent in France Moved to Paris at 19 Eventually moved to south of France, where he died on April 8, 1973, in Mogins

Great Talent Picasso had a great artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. His style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His accomplishments in art made him rich and well-known throughout the world during his lifetime. The total number of artworks he produced has been estimated at 50,000 –1,885 paintings; –1,228 sculptures –2,880 ceramics, –About 12,000 drawings, –many thousands of prints, –many tapestries and rugs Some of his art has sold for over $100,000,000!

Picasso’s Early Life (before 1901) This painting was done when Picasso was only 15 years old. Picasso’s paintings at this time were very realistic His style changed many times Experiences and exposure to other artists’ work inspired changes He liked to experiment with different ideas. The Alter Boy, 1896, Abadía de Montserrat, Monistrol de Monserrat, Spain

The Blue Period ( ) Picasso was very sad after a good friend died. He began painting serious, sad subjects with a lot of blue shades. Although these paintings later became quite popular, he had trouble selling them at the time. Have you heard of “feeling blue”? The Old Guitarist, 1903, Art Institute of Chicago

The Rose Period – In 1904 Picasso fell in love and was very happy He began painting with cheerful orange and pink colors – warm happy colors, in contrast to the cool, somber tones of the Blue Period. Harlequins*, circus performers and clowns appear frequently in the Rose Period and in his later work. * Harlequins are comic characters, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond- patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand. Family of Acrobats with Monkey, 1905, MOMA, NY

African Influenced Period Picasso’s art is influenced by African art notice the face in the upper right hand corner, which was thought to have been inspired by an African mask he saw at the Trocadero Museum in Paris Picasso's unique gift to art was his flexibility. He could identify, absorb and use what he learned about art throughout history in his own art. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907, MOMA, NY

Cubism Most famous for Analytic Cubism, developed together with another artist named Georges Baraque Analytic cubists "analyzed" natural forms and reduced the forms into basic geometric parts on a two-dimensional plane monochrome brownish and neutral colors took apart objects and "analyzed" them in terms of their shapes Portrait of Wilhelm Unde, 1910, Private Collection

Synthetic Cubism Three Musicians, 1921, MOMA, NY; Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA Shift from Analytical Cubism to Synthetic Cubism in 1912 Works had more color and showed Picasso’s passion. Different textures, materials and colors helped to accentuate and define the geometric forms that were featured in Picasso’s works of art. Picasso completed 2 versions of this Three Musicians oil painting. multimedia/audios/1/6 multimedia/audios/1/6

Neoclassical Period Picasso married ballerina Olga Khokhlova in 1918 He began to paint in a more traditional, classical style He did occasionally still paint in the cubist style, such as the 1921 Three Musicians His portrait of Olga was completed at the beginning of his Neoclassical period Portrait of Olga in the Armchair, 1917, Musee National Picasso, Paris, France

Surrealism After 1927 Surrealists paintings are filled with familiar objects painted to look strange or mysterious. Often based on dreams People and objects are distorted and deformed Often based on dreams, surrealist work can make people look at things differently –Stirring up feelings in the back of peoples minds –Changing the way they feel about things. Portrait of Jaime Sabartes as Grandee, 1939, Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain

Think about: h?v=E3YG-LOJIhAhttp:// h?v=E3YG-LOJIhA This painting seems to be a collage created by large pieces of paper or fabric cut in geometric shapes and pasted to create the artwork …but the painting was actually entirely done with oil on canvas. The rigid patches of colors and shapes may cause people to believe that the music being played has an unstable and crooked rhythm Can you create a musician of your own using collage?