The Life and Art The Life and Art of Pablo Picassoof Pablo Picasso

•Born in 1881 in Spain

•He was born Pablo Ruiz

And later took his mothers name of

Picasso•He lived most his

life in FranceVivío la mayoria de su vida en Francía

•Pablo studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Spain

•His earliest work began at the age of 14•At 17 he moved to France and began painting landscapes, scenes of daily life, friends and performers.

• Le Moullin de la Galette 1900

• Boulevard de Clichy 1901

The death of Carlos Casagemas, his best friend from Barcelona, triggered the Blue Period

The Blue PeriodThe Blue Period

• Pablo created his works in “periods” , the first was the blue period from 1901-1903

•The blue period used dark colors to show sadness and poverty

• Old Guitarist 1904

The Tragedy 1903 Le Gourmet 1901

The Rose PeriodThe Rose Period

• His next period became known as the Rose Period from 1904-1905 Su próxima perioda era “el periodo rosa” de 1904-1905

• He was fascinated with alienation, and continued the theme although began to use warmer colors Estaba fascinado con la soledad, y se continuó con esa téma aunque empezó a usar las colores mas tibias

Family of Saltimbanques 1905

• Circus Acrobats with an Ape 1908

1905-1908 Pablo´s style goes 1905-1908 Pablo´s style goes thru changesthru changes

•He begins to use other more modern infleunces like sharper lines, flat colors, and mask like faces

He painted many self portraits, his favorites were the most abstract

•It was from that period of change that came his most famous and revolutionary period known as Cubisim 1908-1917

• During this period of his work he created the art of collage His use of various art techniques finally becomes recognized

• Les Demoiselles de Avignon 1907

• He began to use more daring forms inhis cubist form andwanted focus to be on the structure.

• Picasso’s last period was called the Neo-Classical. He tried to given into society and be something he wasn’t.

• This period was the shortest and produced the fewest pieces

Sleeping Peasants

Women running on the beach

Women with her child

After Picasso tries to conform, and is unsuccessful, he reverts back to who he is and begins to paint his Abstract art again.

He continues to paint well into the 1960’s keeping true to his style, and using more color than ever.

Pablo Picasso died at age 92 in 1973

Weeping WomanGirl with a Boat

•Guernica 1937