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Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born on October 25, 1881

Picasso is thought to be one of the most important artists of all time.

He was born in Malaga, Spain.

These are some family These are some family photos of Picasso:photos of Picasso:

Picasso had trouble Picasso had trouble learning as a child. He learning as a child. He had dyslexia.had dyslexia.

He was frustrated with He was frustrated with school and liked to school and liked to doodle in class. doodle in class.

Picasso was so Picasso was so talented that he had talented that he had his first art show at the his first art show at the age of 13.age of 13.

This painting was in This painting was in his show. his show.

Although Pablo Picasso is best Although Pablo Picasso is best known for his creative, colorful, fun known for his creative, colorful, fun

and silly style of art…and silly style of art…

…his first art designs were more serious and less colourful.

By 1900, his art started to take on By 1900, his art started to take on new interesting colours.new interesting colours.

Blue is usually used to create a very somber mood. The creation of the following paintings were from Picasso’s feelings after the death of a good friend. This was compounded by the fact that he was still a young man (only in his teens!) and living away from home for the first time.

When Picasso heard of his friendWhen Picasso heard of his friend’’s death, he was s death, he was very, very sad. Picasso found himself only able to very, very sad. Picasso found himself only able to paint in blues.paint in blues.

We call this his We call this his Blue Period.Blue Period.

What do we call What do we call an art design that an art design that is all tints, tones, is all tints, tones, and shades of and shades of one colour?one colour?

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Tint is a colour mixed with white.

Shade is a colour mixed with black.

Picasso had Picasso had

mixed feelings. mixed feelings.

By 1905 he began working in rose colours By 1905 he began working in rose colours (pinks and rosy oranges) as well.(pinks and rosy oranges) as well.

We call this time in his We call this time in his life the Rose Period.life the Rose Period.

At this time, he began At this time, he began to sell some paintings to sell some paintings and earn money.and earn money.

What family of What family of colours are colours are shown here?shown here?

But, by 1907 Picasso entirely But, by 1907 Picasso entirely changed his style. He began changed his style. He began looking at African Art.looking at African Art.

He took ideas from tribal masks He took ideas from tribal masks and African culture, like simple and African culture, like simple colours, lines and shapes.colours, lines and shapes.

This is a real African mask.This is a real African mask.

You can see the You can see the way the maskway the mask’’s s style changed style changed PicassoPicasso’’s way of s way of painting. painting.

Picasso started: Picasso started: Using hard, sharp lines to show edgesUsing hard, sharp lines to show edges Child-like coloringChild-like coloring Simple shapes and forms like, squares, Simple shapes and forms like, squares,

cones, triangles and spherescones, triangles and spheres

We call this style We call this style CubismCubism

What shapes What shapes or forms can or forms can

you find? you find?

PicassoPicasso’’s colours s colours started to become started to become brighter and more brighter and more exciting.exciting.

His lines started to His lines started to curve into curve into interesting shapes.interesting shapes.

His art was abstract.His art was abstract.

Picasso would Picasso would draw and paint by draw and paint by showing all showing all angles of a angles of a person or object person or object in one picture.in one picture.

This means that This means that you can see you can see backwards eyes backwards eyes and nostrils where and nostrils where you normally you normally would not. would not.

“When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like them.”

After many years After many years of creating art, of creating art, Picasso finally Picasso finally found a style that found a style that he was happy he was happy creating. It was creating. It was so special and so special and unique that we unique that we named this style named this style of his art…of his art…

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In his studio, Picasso In his studio, Picasso would also create would also create fantastic sculptures fantastic sculptures with his playful style.with his playful style.

Picasso changed his art styles as he Picasso changed his art styles as he grew older. Even though he painted grew older. Even though he painted thousandsthousands of pictures, he never got of pictures, he never got bored because he was always learning bored because he was always learning and painting in new ways.and painting in new ways.

o When Picasso was young and learning to When Picasso was young and learning to paint he made realistic pictures…paint he made realistic pictures…

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o When he was sad he painted blue…When he was sad he painted blue…

The Blue PeriodThe Blue Period

o When he was feelingWhen he was feeling happier…happier…

The Rose PeriodThe Rose Period

o After seeing African masks…After seeing African masks…

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o His own curvy, fun and colorful style…His own curvy, fun and colorful style…

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