Pablo Picasso By Brandon

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Pablo PicassoBy Brandon
Self Portrait 1907
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Biography

• Picasso was born in Malaga Spain on October 25,
  1881.
• He was the son of a famous artist and art
  teacher.
• At fourteen he passed the entrance exam for the
  Barcelona School of the Arts (La Lonja)
• In a span of 75 years, Picasso Created thousands
  of prints and paintings.

Woman with a Mandolin, 1909 Oil on canvas. 92x73
cm
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Blue Period

• The Blue Period was the time in Picassos life
  where every thing was
• suffused in blue.
• Began shortly after he moved to Paris, after his
  friend Casagemas committed suicide
• The Blue Period ran from 1901 to 1905

The Tragedy, 1903 Oil on wood, 105.5 cm X 69 cm
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Rose Period

• This was the Period from 1905 to 1906 in which
  his work began to get less depressing with
  happier colors.
• Picasso's first work in the rose period was
  with clowns which would appear in his paintings
  for the rest of his life

Boy with a Dog Gouache on wood, 57 cm X 41 cm
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Cubism The Beginning

• Began in late 1906
• Was considered revolutionary
• Picasso was inspired by Cézannes flat depiction
  of space
• Worked with his friend Georges Braque
• Cubism is the style of art where one takes apart
  the subject of the painting and reassembles it in
  an abstract way

Composition with Skull Oil on Canvas 116 cm by 89
cm 1908
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Analytical Cubism

• Analytical Cubism is when the art is
  deconstructed into its components then
  reconstructed again abstractedly.
• Picasso and Brague started analytical cubism in
  1910

The Guitar Player, 1910
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Synthetic Cubism

• The Synthetic Cubism movement started in 1912.
• Very abstract
• Started at the end of thee Analytical Cubism
  movement

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Between the Two Wars

• Between World War One and World War Two Picasso
  Painted a mass of paintings.
• His works expressed the public shock at the
  technological horror of World War One.
• After the war, Picasso turned back to his
  classical style of representing his art while
  simultaneously continuing his Cubism Movement.

Still Life with Biscuits, 1924
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Old Guitarist

• This is called the Old Guitarist
• It is a famous piece from the Blue Period
• It was made in 1903 and is Oil on Panel
• It currently hangs in Paris, France
• A Copy can be seen in the 400 Wing of HF-L middle
  School.

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