Pablo Picasso – Great Artist of the 20th Century

October 1st, 2010 Posted in pablo picasso


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Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 and dies in 1973. Pablo Picasso was a major force in art of the 20th century. His work led many movements and is still a major influence on contemporary art. He made the strongest move to abstraction in the art world of the time with his Cubistic style of painting.

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. His father was a painter of nature, especially birds. Picasso‘s father was a professor of art in the School of Crafts. Picasso showed an interest in art from an early age. Picasso attended art schools through most of his childhood, some of those classes were taught by his father. He decided not to finish art college at the Academy of Arts and left before completing his first year.

In Paris, Picasso associated with a distinguished group of friends. Cubism was began by Picasso and Georges Braque and was the first well developed movement that used abstraction as its basis in depicting form. Picasso is also well known for his experimentation with color. He was one of the most revolutionary of all the modern artists. Working in paint, sculpture, ceramics and prints – many of his works of art have become icons in the world culture.

Pablo Picasso affiliated with artist Georges Braque and was one of the co founders of Cubism, but he co founded other art movements as well. Picasso was a leader of the Paris art scene for some time. The art of Pablo Picasso influenced many artists by his movement to geometric and abstract form. Because of his involvement in revolutionary movements he will always be seen as an innovator. He is considered one of the best artists in art history, as well as one of the most influential of all artists on contemporary art. He is one of the most researched artists as well as being one of the most popular.

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