Short Essay About Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881. He was born in Málaga, Spain. His mother’s name was Doña Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father’s name was Don José Ruiz Blasco. Pablo Picasso’s full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. Going by Pablo Picasso made it a lot easier for everyone. Pablo Picasso was a wonderful artist. Picasso’s name is very recognizable. He had such a huge impact on the 20th century. Pablo Picasso was many things. He was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and also a stage designer.

Pablo Picasso’s family was not wealthy. They were a quite poor family. Ever since Picasso was a child he was into

In Paris he opened his very own art studio. Picasso had many different styles of artwork. He went through different phases of artwork in his life. When he first moved to Paris he went through a phase that is known as the "Blue Period." When one of his close friends, Carlos Casagemas, died Picasso went into a depressed phase. This is where the "Blue Period" comes from. Picasso painted sad scenes that included poverty and isolation. These paintings were mostly painted in blue and green colors. Many of the painting that he painted during this time became well liked. One of those paintings were called the "Blue Nude" which he created in 1903. Another one of the pieces of artwork that he created that became famous was "The Old Guitarist." The painting "La Vie" was also a painting that became well liked from Picasso 's "Blue Period".

Another phase Pablo Picasso went through was the "Rose Period." After Pablo Picasso finally got over his depression, he turned into a new artist. His depressed art turned into joyful art. He had met this beautiful model. Her name was Fernande Olivier. He was a happy man at this time. His painting showed this. Instead of using dark colors like the ones he used during the "Blue Period", he used bright happy colors like pinks and reds. He created many well known paintings during this period. Some of the famous ones are "Family at Saltimbanques", "Gertrude Stein", and the "Two

It was called "Self Portrait Facing Death". He created this piece of artwork just a year before he passed away. This piece of artwork was created by a pencil and crayons. He draws himself as a mixture between a human and an ape. He gave himself a green face and gave himself pink hair. He was such a wonderful artist that in the piece of artwork we can see the wisdom and fear in his eyes that he drew. He was so incredible. He could capture every emotion in a piece of