Born on October 5th of 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso or most commonly referred to as Pablo Picasso was considered as one of the most influential artist of the 20th century and was a world-wide famous Spanish sculpture, painter, ceramicist, stage designer, and printmaker. He is the son of a Spanish painter and art teacher José Ruiz Blasco who teaches in the Art Academy of La Lonja located in Barcelona.
In 1895, Picasso attended the same school where his father teaches in Barcelona and has later continued his studies in Madrid Academy in 1897. During 1900, he travelled into France which is the art capital city of Europe and performed his first one-man show in Paris with Ambroise Vollard.
The early works of Picasso began with the “Blue Period” which are also referred to as gloomy paintings, hence was followed with the bright illustrated pictures of the “Rose Period” from 1905 up until 1907.
During 1907, Picasso created his “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” which evidently started his works in Cubism together with a friend named Georges Braque. Cubism is separated into two distinct categories namely Analytical Cubism and Synthetic Cubism.
Picasso was also known to be a lover of young women and has many relationships with women that are decades younger than him. His famous works also shows his nature of being a lover of younger women and has often influenced most of his arts by the women he is involved with.
Blue Period: A period of Picasso’s works during 1901 to 1904 where showcases monochromatic pictures which are often in the shades of blue-green and blue, but eventually used warmer colours. Picasso was said to have difficulty in selling these works during these times but are now one of his most popular works. His usual subjects of these paintings were beggars, prostitutes, and drunks. It was also said the Picasso’s Blue Period paintings were influenced after he learned the death of his dear friend –Carlos Casagemas who committed suicide by shooting himself at L’Hippodrome Café in Paris, France.
Rose Period: During this period, Picasso used bright colours of shades of orange and pink in contradiction to his Blue Period. It was said that his relationship with Fernande Olivier has greatly influence his style of art from this era onwards.
In 1958, Picasso purchased the Castle of Vauvenargues located in Provence. It was in 1961 that Picasso married Jacqueline Roque and lived with her in the remainder of his life. Picasso died at the age of 91 on April 8, 1973.
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