PabloPicassoBy:PhyliciaApplingPabloPicassoBy:PhyliciaApplEarlyYearsPabloPicassowasbornonOctober25,1881inMalaga,Spain.HestartedpaintinganddrawingataveryyoungagePicasso’sfatherJoséRuizyBlascowasalsoapainterhimselfandrecognizedPablo’stalentathisyoungage.EarlyYearsPabloPicassowas

Picasso'sfirstpaintingatage8,Picador(1889).Picasso'sfirstpaintingataPablo’sfathertaughthimthebasicsofformalandacademicarttraining.Itinvolvedfiguredrawingandpaintinginoil.Picassoattendedmanyartschoolsduringhischildhood,manythoseofwherehisfathertaughtHeneverfinishedhisstudiesattheAcademyofArtsinMadrid,droppingoutafteronlyayearPablo’sfathertaughthimtheIntheearlyyearsofthetwentiethcentury,Picasso,stillastrugglingyouth,beganalongtermrelationshipwithFernandeOlivier.ItisshewhoappearsinmanyoftheRoseperiodpaintings.Aftergarneringfameandsomefortune,PicassoleftOlivierforMarcelleHumbert,whomPicassocalledEva.PicassoincludeddeclarationsofhisloveforEvainmanyCubistworks.Humbertwasdiagnosedwithcancerandduringherrapiddeterioration,Picassoadministeredtohereveryneed,makingdailytripsacrossParistovisitherinthehospital.IntheearlyyearsofthetwenIn1918,PicassomarriedOlgaKhoklova,aballerinawithSergeiDiaghilev'stroupe,forwhomPicassowasdesigningaballet,Parade,inRome.KhoklovaintroducedPicassotohighsociety,formaldinnerparties,andallthesocialnicetiesattendantonthelifeoftherichin1920sParis.Thetwohadason,Paulo,whowouldgrowuptobeadissolutemotorcycleracerandchauffeurtohisfather.In1918,PicassomarriedOlgaRosePeriodIn1905-6,Picasso'spalettebegantolightenconsiderably,bringinginadistinctivebeigeor"rose"tone.Thesubjectmatteralsoislessdepressing.HerearethefirstappearancesbythecircusperformersandclownsthatwillpopulatePicasso'spaintingsatvariousstagesthroughtherestofhislongcareer.RosePeriodIn1905-6,Picasso“GirlinChemise”1905“TwoYouths”1905“GirlinChemise”1905“TwoYouBluePeriodShortlyaftermovingtoParisfromBarcelona,Picassobegantoproduceworksthatweresuffusedinblue.Thisparticularpigmentiseffectiveinconveyingasombretone.ThepsychologicaltriggerforthesedepressingpaintingswasthesuicideofPicasso'sfriendCasagemas.TheBluePeriodworkisquitesentimental,butwemustkeepinmindthatPicassowasstillinhislateteens,awayfromhomeforthefirsttime,andlivinginverypoorconditions.BluePeriodShortlyaftermovi“LeGourmet”1901“TheTragedy”1903“LeGourmet”1901“TheTragedy”CubismPeriodInlate1906,Picassostartedtopaintinatrulyrevolutionarymanner.InspiredbyCézanne'sflatteneddepictionofspace,andworkingalongsidehisfriendGeorgesBraque,hebegantoexpressspaceinstronglygeometricalterms.TheseinitialeffortsatdevelopingthisalmostsculpturalsenseofspaceinpaintingarethebeginningsofCubismCubismPeriodInlate1906,Pi“SelfPortraitwithPalette”1906“SelfPortraitwithPalette”1“Violin&Guitar”“Violin&Guitar”BetweentheWarsThecollaborationbetweenPicassoandBraquewasendedbytheFirstWorldWar.Afterthewar,Picasso,reflectingsociety'sdisillusionmentandshockwiththetechnologicalhorrorsofthewar,revertedtoaClassicistmodeofrepresentation.Atthesametime,however,hewascontinuingtopushCubismintonewpaths.Duringthe'30sPicassobecametangentiallyconnectedwiththeSurrealistmovement.AlthoughAndreBretontriedtorecruitPicasso,heremainedultimatelyalooffromanyschoolofartthroughouthiscareerBetweentheWarsThecollabora畢加索英文介紹課件畢加索英文介紹課件PicassotheLegendBythelate'30s,Picassowasthemostfamousartistintheworld.HewascalledupontodepictthebrutalityoffascistaggressionintheSpanishCivilWarwithhismonumental"Guernica".Manyotherpaintingsfromthisperiodreflectthehorrorofwar,butthereisaconsistentdepictionofpersonalinterestaswell.ThewomeninPicasso'slifehadamajorimpactonhisartisticproduction,andsomeofthebestexamplesarefromthisperiod.PicassotheLegendBythelate畢加索英文介紹課件Picasso’sLateWorksInthelasttwodecadesofhislongcareer,Picassoproducedmoreworkthanatanyothertimeofhislife.Duringthisperiod,someworksarenotonlydatedbymonthandday,butwithanumeral(I,II,III,etc.)indicatingmultipleworkscreatedthatsingleday!Thislateperiodtendstobeoverlooked,butcontainssomeofthefinestofPicasso'spaintings.SomecriticsmaintainPicassowascreativelylazyatthispoint,butacloselookattheworkisveryrewarding.Hehadachievedalevelofeffortlessartisticexpressionthat,Ibelieve,hasstillnotbeenfullyappreciatedaftermorethan25years.RegardlessofyourpositiononPicasso'spersonalandartisticlife,eachofuscan,inviewofourownmortality,beawedbyhisfinalself-portrait.Picasso’sLateWorksInthela畢加索英文介紹課件ThroughoutPicasso'slifetime,hisworkwasexhibitedoncountlessoccasions.Mostunusual,however,wasthe1971exhibitionattheLouvre,inParis,honoringhimonhis90thbirthday;untilthen,livingartistshadnotbeen