Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish drawer, painter, and sculptor during the 20th century. He was co-accredited for founding the Cubist movement, which spanned between the years of 1907-1910. Although much of his recognition is attributed to the co-founding of this movement, his early life can be broken into three other sources of inspiration and ingenuity. In 1900, Picasso moved to Paris were he befriended an anarchist and created a political magazine to touch upon poverty issues. Picasso drew cartoons for the short lived magazine. During this time period Picasso lived in a state of poverty, so many of his early and most realistic paintings were burned for warmth. Picasso eventually progressed into the "Blue Period", which consisted of painting that used blue and green to capture a somber emotion. After this period Picasso transformed into "Rose Period" were he used orange and pink colors to capture a more uplifting feel. Critiques argue that Picasso was then largely inspired by African Art, which accelerated him into the Cubist movement. Cubism describes the technique of breaking down an image into shapes. After breaking the image down, each shape is analyzed from different angles and then reassembled. Following are a few of Picasso's works:

Young Picasso

Blue Period

Rose Period

African-American Period

 

Cubism Period

Later Life

Throughout his life, Picasso transformed as an artist. He used his creativity and ingenuity to create an art movement, Cubism, which has helped to inspire modern artists. As Picasso said, "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth".