Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973), Spanish painter and sculptor, member of the French Communist Party. He is the founder of modern art and the main representative of Western modernist painting. Picasso is the most creative and far-reaching artist in the contemporary West and the greatest artistic genius of the 20th century.
Picasso's artistic career lasted almost a lifetime, with rich and diverse works in different styles. Later generations used the phrase "Picasso is forever young" to describe Picasso's diverse art forms. Historiography has to divide his vast works into different periods: the early blue period, the pink period in the 1960s, the black period in his prime, the analytical and synthetic cubism (also called cubism) period, and the later surrealism. ism period and so on. "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", which he created in 1907, is the first work considered to have Cubist tendencies and is a landmark masterpiece. It not only marked a major turning point in Picasso's personal artistic history, but also a revolutionary breakthrough in the history of modern Western art, triggering the birth of the Cubism movement.
Picasso was a prolific painter. According to statistics, he has nearly 37,000 works, including 1,885 oil paintings, 7,089 sketches, 20,000 prints, and 6,121 lithographs. In a poll conducted by a French newspaper in December 1999, he was selected as one of the ten greatest painters of the 20th century with 40% of the votes.
At the beginning of this changing century, he came from Spain to Paris, the art capital of the world at that time, and began his lifelong journey of discovering brilliant art. In the 20th century, there was no artist like Picasso. Colorful and well-known. Picasso's fame is not only due to his early fame and masterpieces such as "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" and "Guernica", but also because of his rich creativity and colorful life, leaving behind a large number of multi-faceted works of art. According to statistics, Picasso has as many as 60,000 to 80,000 works. In addition to paintings and drawings, they include engravings, pottery, prints and stage costumes.
In 1908, when the Fauvist painter Matisse saw the novel and unique works of Picasso and Braque at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "These are just cubes!" In the same year, In the magazine Gilbras, the critic Vasseur used Matisse's words to comment on Braque's work in the Cassirer Gallery, saying that "Braque reduced everything to a cube." He was the first to adopt the term "Cubism". Later, the name Cubism was established as a reference to the painting styles and genres created by Picasso and Braque.
Picasso, 1907, oil painting, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1906. Influenced by primitive African sculptures and Cezanne paintings, Picasso turned to explore new painting styles. So, he painted a landmark masterpiece - "The Maid of Avignon". This incredibly large oil painting not only marked a major turning point in Picasso's personal art history, but also a revolutionary breakthrough in the history of modern Western art, triggering the birth of the Cubist movement. 003010 was initiated in 1906 and completed in 1907, with several modifications during the period. Five nude women and a group of still lifes form a formal composition.
103010, Picasso, 1910, oil painting, 100cm, Chicago, Art Center of Chicago. Picasso's paintings from the "Analytical Cubism" period of 1909 to 1911 further demonstrate this disregard for objective representation. nervous. This painting of "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" clearly shows how Picasso used the painting language of analytical cubism to create a specific character. What is puzzling is that it was in this extreme abstract distortion of image decomposition and color abandonment that Picasso never gave up his reference to models.
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973), Spanish painter and sculptor, member of the French Communist Party. He is the founder of modern art and the main representative of Western modernist painting. Picasso is the most creative and far-reaching artist in the contemporary West and the greatest artistic genius of the 20th century.
Picasso's artistic career lasted almost a lifetime, with rich and diverse works in different styles. Later generations used the phrase "Picasso is forever young" to describe Picasso's diverse art forms.
Historical studies have to divide his vast works into different periods: the early blue period, the pink period in the 1960s, the black period in his prime, analytical and synthetic cubism (also called cubism). ) period, the late Surrealist period, etc.
Picasso's painting methods and style changed several times during his life. Perhaps it is due to his sensitivity to the impermanence of the world and his precocious maturity, coupled with his poor family background. Picasso's early works are full of precocious melancholy, and his early paintings approximate expressionist themes. During his studies, Picasso worked on academic techniques and traditional themes.
And produced works depicting religious themes such as "The Statue of Casswelle". The muted colors of Degas, coupled with the advanced themes pursued by Lautrec, were also the subjects of Picasso's early studies.
In paintings such as "Portrait of Casville" and "First Holy Communion", we can always see the floating phantoms of sound and light manipulated by Lautrec, vaguely flowing. Leisurely sadness.
When Picasso was fourteen years old, he moved to Barcelona with his parents and saw new local art and ideas. However, just when he was about to try, he was defeated in the Spanish colonial war at that time.
The violent political changes led to the tragic situation of the people, especially the important city of Barcelona. Perhaps it was this dual stimulation of excitement and despair that nurtured the melancholy power of the Blue Period in Picasso's subconscious.
Picasso was born in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain in 1881. He is the first child of Don Jos Ruizy Blasco and Mara Picassoy Lpez.
Picasso had artistic talent since he was a child. He could make vivid paper cutouts and create many stunning paintings. Neighbors exclaimed that he was a genius. However, this "genius" was not an excellent student. Going to class was torture for him. During class, he would either daydream or look at the trees and birds outside the window. Picasso became the object of ridicule among his classmates.
As a bad student, being locked up in school became Picasso's daily routine. There were only benches and empty walls, but Picasso was very happy. Because he can bring a stack of paper and draw freely there. With his father's support, Picasso was immersed in the world of imagination every day. Although his homework was not good, he found happiness in the world of painting.
The period from 1900 to 1903 was the low point of Picasso’s life. In 1900, Picasso came to Paris and settled there in 1904. His creation during this period is called the "Blue Period", and it was the first time he formed his own style. In the spring of 1904, Picasso settled permanently in the Montmartre district of Paris, and he moved to Paris to live with Fernand Olivier.
Picasso's painting methods and styles changed several times throughout his life. Perhaps due to his sensitivity and precocity to the impermanence of the world, coupled with his poor family background, Picasso's early works were full of precocious melancholy, and his early paintings resembled expressionist themes. During his studies, Picasso worked hard to study academic techniques and traditional themes, resulting in works such as "First Communion" that depict religious themes.
Degas's soft tones and the high-society themes pursued by Lautrec were also the subjects of Picasso's early studies. In paintings such as "Moulin Garrett" and "Woman Drinking Absinthe", we can always see the floating sound and light phantoms using Lautrec's technique, ambiguously flowing with sadness.
When Picasso was fourteen years old, he moved to Barcelona with his parents and saw the new local art and ideas. However, just when he was eager to give it a try, he encountered the defeat of the Spanish Colonial War at that time. The violent political changes have led to tragic scenes for the people, and Barcelona, ??as an important city, is the first to bear the brunt. Perhaps it was this dual stimulation of excitement and despair that gave Picasso the melancholy power of the Blue Period in his subconscious.