Art Awareness First grade Lesson 3- Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, Cermicist The Picasso- Daley Plaza Chicago

Mother and Child He was born into a creative Spanish family He first showed signs of talent at the age of 10 His first exhibition was at the age of and traveled to Madrid, Barcelona and Paris and he sculpted and painted in hues of blues and greys because he was sad when one of his friends died his palette brightened, he moved to Paris and this became known as the Rose Period with shades of red and pink dominating his work Later he worked with Braque his friend and they developed cubism. They used cubes to present a new reality using perspective and illusion The Old Guitarist – Blue Period

 ST RA IG HT Collage – a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing. Picasso invented collage in 1912 when he glued a painted of oil cloth, newspaper clippings and other materials to his paintings. Musicians with Masks Example of cubism

Guitar #3 – Collage More Picasso paintings have been stolen than any other artist with over 1,000 works of his art listed as stolen His first word was “pencil” likely learned from watching his father who was an artist His first major painting was called “The Communion” featuring his parents and sister kneeling before an alter He completed the School of Fine Arts entrance exam at age 13 in one week what took others one month to complete Lived to be 91 years old He donated the sculpture to the city of Chicago but would not accept money for it, no one knows what it represents. Interesting Facts