When he got older he moved to Paris,
France so he could open his own studio. Picasso art is divided into distinct
periods; in 1901-1904 there was the blue period where he used to paint everything
in blue, with this colour he used to express his depression and loneliness.
Name: The old Guitarist Year: 1903 Medium: Oil Paint |
Name: Femme Assise Year: 1902-1903 Medium: Oil Paint |
Then in 1905-1906 there was the rose
period, in this time he was using lighter colours on his palette and also using
new technique like circus and jubilant motion. By time many artists went to
visit his studio to see his extraordinary paintings. During that time he
started experimenting in sculptures and other new styles that he had learned
from other artists.
Name: Nu aux mains serrées Year: 1906 |
Name: Les Baladins Year: 1904-1905 |
Pablo Picasso was the creator of the
new style called ‘cubism’; it was one of the driving forces during the 20th
century. This style had started when the artist was losing importance to mass and
space and moved away from naturalism and beauty. His inspiration was taken from
people outside of cafes in Paris which lead him to paint still life and
portraits.
Name: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Year: 1907 |
The portrait called ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’
was painted in 1907. It was one of Picasso masterpieces done in that time. But
when people had seen it exhibited they saw it as if art in general had collapsed.
This painting took Picasso about nine months to finish and showed how talented
he really was and how he was able to follow his own path.
This painting took him a lot of
studies and sketches to see how the final piece would really have ended. To do
his painting he had to rent the basement in the same block where he was living.
He wanted to be all on his own to have all the concentration he wanted.
He used to paint day and night with a
small lamp beside him to give him the light he needed to work with. Due that it
was also the summer season; you could imagine the heat he had in that room,
because of that he painted the painting while he was naked.
His painting consists of warm colours
like brown and dark orange: and also cold colours like peach, white, pink and
blue. It is showing 5 female prostitutes posing naked. The figures don’t
consist of soft curves and the detail of the skin which we find in average
paintings but consist of hard painted curves and hard brush strokes.
The faces look as they are inspired
from African tribal masks and they don’t consist of proportional scale, instead
they are varied in size and flatness. The woman sitting in the front has a
rather unnatural position which is indicated by the face that is looking
forward while her body is facing the opposite position.
Apart from the unrealistic human
figures, he also painted the fruit that was among them. The hard edges and
their colours make them look unreal and unappetizing.
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