| PABLO PICASSO
b. October 25, 1881
d. April 8, 1973
Below is THE BLUE NUDE, 1902, (from the Blue period)
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Pablo Picasso was born the son of an art teacher in Magala, Spain. He took and passed his entrance exam to The Barcelona School of Fine Arts at the age of fourteen. He moved to Paris in 1904, where he lived until 1947, when he moved to the South of France. He died at the age of 91, still painting. He changed his painting style many times, but is mainly known for his 'Cubism' style, a sort of collage type of painting, where his subjects were reduced to geometric shapes, inspired by the artist, Paul Cezzanne. He was an admirer and friend to artist, Henry Matisse. In Picasso's abstract works, the pieces from 'Cubism' were more or less 'put back together'. Numerous paintings were of his wives, female companions and his four children. In the beginning of his career, his signed his work, Pablo Picasso Ruiz. (Ruiz was his father's middle name, Picasso, his mother's maiden name). Later, he dropped the 'Ruiz' in his signatures.
One of Picassos' quotes goes- "I think about death all the time. She is the only woman who never leaves me".
In addition to his many etchings and paintings, Picasso also created graphic works, such as lithographs and woodcuts. He was pleased with his wealth and fame, and flirted with them often. His most noted famed painting was that of, 'Guernica', done in protest of an air raid during the Spanish Civil War. He wasn't afraid to 'speak', using his artwork to do the job. His differing styles of painting reflect on the presence of the time. He wanted his work to always be thought of in the 'present'. He is noted for his abstract works mainly, and considered to be one of the best abstract artists, and for helping to 'modernize' art.
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