using the element of movement to create abstractions painting with light using the element of movement to create abstractions
pablo picasso a modern renaissance man October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973 (85 at death) the Guinness Book of Records names Picasso as the most prolific artist ever during his lifetime, Picasso was wealthy, world-famous and one of the most influential people of both the 19th & 20th centuries his most lasting contribution to art history is abstraction and the development of the modern art movement
pablo picasso a modern renaissance man a precocious draftsman, Picasso was admitted to the advanced classes at the Royal Academy of Art in Barcelona at the age of 15 after 1900 he spent much time in Paris, remaining there from 1904 to 1947, when he moved to the South of France a radical departure from the artistic ideas of the preceding ages and now considered the most significant work in the development toward cubism and modern abstraction
picasso’s photography the avant-garde in photography in his later years Picasso turned to creations of fantasy and comic invention Picasso developed several new techniques, including collage and papier collé he worked consistently in sculpture, ceramics, paint, photography and in the graphic arts
picasso’s photography the avant-garde in photography Picasso completed the first light paintings in 1924 (sometimes referred to as “living pictures”) A man once criticized Picasso for creating unrealistic art. Picasso asked him: "Can you show me some realistic art?" The man showed him a photograph of his wife. Picasso observed: "So your wife is two inches tall, two-dimensional, with no arms and no legs, and no color but only shades of gray?"
“painting with light” process how to create the images… Handheld light source(s) Pitch black room Slow shutterspeed Minimize camera shake Choose manual focus over auto focus, or Low ISO or Twilight setting on camera to slow the shutterspeed
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