1. using the element of movement to create abstractions
painting with light
using the element of movement to create abstractions

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?"

6. “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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