amazing artists a brief biography of picasso by: leigh white education 467: computers in education
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Amazing ArtistsA brief biography of
Picasso
By: Leigh White
Education 467: Computers in Education
Table of Contents
Pablo Picasso
Date and Placeof Birth
The Young Picasso
The Blue Period
The Rose Period
The SpanishCivil War
Expanding his Art
In Memoriam
Pablo Picasso
1881-1973great artist of the 20th
centuryartisitic career spanned
over 75 yearsartwork now worth
millions of dollars
Date and Place of Birth
Born on October 25, 1881Malaga, Spainson of an artist, Jose Ruizhis mother was Maria Picasso
The Young Picasso
His artisitic talents were evident at a young age.
At 14 years Picasso was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
He completed the month-long qualifying exam in one day!
The Blue Period
This period lasted between 1901-1904
known as “blue” period because of the tonality of his paintings
this was a sad time in Picasso’s life
The Rose Period
This period lasted between 1905-1906
there was a dramatic shift in Picasso’s art
He became fascinated with acrobats, clowns, & wandering circus families.
The Spanish Civil War
1936-1939Picasso sided with the
Spanish RepublicAppointed director of
the Prado Museuma bombing of
Guernica inspired his mural, the anti-war painting “Guernica”
Expanding his Art
1940’s and the 1950’sDuring WWII, Picasso lived in Paris and
began making ceramics, as well as persuing new methods of lithography
By the 1950’s he was sculptingIn 1960 he made a 50-foot scultpure for the
Chicago Civic Center
In Memoriam
Died April 8, 1973 at the age of 91 years.
Spent last days in Mougins, France
His incessant creativity characterized him, making him one of the greatest genuises of our time.
Picasso’s Art
Click on the print to view some of Picasso’s artwork!
(you do not need to buy, it is a good site with a lot of art)
Credits
www.theatreonthesquare.comwww.diologue-gallery.com
www.globalgallery.com