Pablo Picasso, born in Malaga, Spain in 1881, was the son of an art teacher who encouraged him into the art world, and quickly recognised his talent. After joining the Barcelona School of Fine Arts at the age of 14 Picasso progressed quickly and soon convinced others of his extraordinary talent and creativity as an artist.
The Blue and Rose Period represents Picasso's key periods from 1900 to 1906. The subjects of Picasso's paintings during his appropriately-titled blue period were symbolised as depressed and sad, or at least at the point of their capture in the paintings of Picasso. This period was superceded by a more positive reflection of subjects during Picasso's Rose Period which used a more pink set of tones.
Pablo Picasso became great friends with Henri Matisse upon moving to Paris in 1904 and here was introduced to French Fauvism. Other artists he met here include Joan Miro and George Braques.
Picasso's new direction led to the creation of the Cubist movement, in conjunction with other famous artists George Braque and Juan Gris. Cubism is based on construction through geometrical shapes. In later years, Synthetic Cubism was developed, incorporating various views of an object together.
Picasso's style developed into symbolism in his classics "Guernica", "Dying horse" and "Weeping woman". Guernica is a huge black and white canvas to represent the destruction of a Basque village during the Spanish Civil War.
Guernica took pride of place in New York's museum of modern art up to 1981. It stayed away from Spain whilst Picasso rejected General Franco's fascist rule of Spain. After this it was taken to the Prado Museum and then the Queen Sofia Center of Art, both in Madrid, Spain.
The Blue and Rose Period represents Picasso's key periods from 1900 to 1906. The subjects of Picasso's paintings during his appropriately-titled blue period were symbolised as depressed and sad, or at least at the point of their capture in the paintings of Picasso. This period was superceded by a more positive reflection of subjects during Picasso's Rose Period which used a more pink set of tones.
Pablo Picasso became great friends with Henri Matisse upon moving to Paris in 1904 and here was introduced to French Fauvism. Other artists he met here include Joan Miro and George Braques.
Picasso's new direction led to the creation of the Cubist movement, in conjunction with other famous artists George Braque and Juan Gris. Cubism is based on construction through geometrical shapes. In later years, Synthetic Cubism was developed, incorporating various views of an object together.
Picasso's style developed into symbolism in his classics "Guernica", "Dying horse" and "Weeping woman". Guernica is a huge black and white canvas to represent the destruction of a Basque village during the Spanish Civil War.
Guernica took pride of place in New York's museum of modern art up to 1981. It stayed away from Spain whilst Picasso rejected General Franco's fascist rule of Spain. After this it was taken to the Prado Museum and then the Queen Sofia Center of Art, both in Madrid, Spain.
About the Author:
Tom Gurney covers Pablo Picasso, Cubist Art and all Picasso's famous paintings in his Pablo Picasso posters. For other artists see his Pablo Picasso Art & Picasso Paintings.
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