Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso, (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo piˈkaso]; 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
Picasso is commonly regarded, along with Henri Matisse and Marcel Duchamp, as one of the three artists who most defined the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics.
Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence; during the first decade of the 20th century his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renown and immense fortune, making him one of the best-known figures in 20th century art.
Quotes·Quotation by Pablo Picasso
¶ "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
This quote suggests that art plays a vital role in human life, serving as a kind of cleansing for the soul, helping us to keep our inner selves clear and vibrant amidst the complexities of everyday life.
¶ Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
¶ Give me a museum and I'll fill it.
¶ "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."
This quote, often attributed to Pablo Picasso, suggests that painting can serve as a personal record of one’s thoughts, feelings, and experiences, much like a diary.
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| Picasso in 1908 |
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| La Vie (1903), Cleveland Museum of Art |
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso