can somebody give me a brief and simple information about "Picasso"?

Question

About his personality, personal life and his art wrok. Please Do Not tell me to go to his web site or another web site. I want to know what you think about it and what you know about him.
Thank you so much.

Answer 1

Pablo Picasso
October 25, 1881- April 8, 1973

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881. He was the son of Jose Ruiz Blasco, an art teacher. At the age of 14 he completed the Barcelona Academy of Fine Arts qualifying examination. Later he studied in Madrid, returning to Barcelona in 1900.

Rather than using his father's name, Ruiz, Picasso used his mother's maiden name, Picasso to sign his paintings. At the age of 19 Picasso traveled to Paris, France. Many of his works from this time reflect the influence of famous French artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, and Monet.

As he frequently changed residents between France and Spain Picasso's best friend died. In addition, Picasso was unable to sell any paintings. This hard time began Picasso's "blue period" which lasted until 1904. In 1905 Picasso became fascinated with the circus and many of his paintings, such as Family of Saltimbanques displayed this new interest. He had also recently met and fell in love with a young woman named Fernande Olivier. Picasso's paintings reflected his lighter mood as he used pinks and reds during his "rose period".

By 1908 Picasso, influenced greatly by his friendship with George Braque, began his period of cubism. Often monochormatic and described by an art critic as being created of "little cubes" one of his most famous paintings Portrait of D.H. Kahnweiler, in 1910, comes from this time. Picasso continued to experiment with cubism. He created collages and sculptures, and he added more color as seen in Three Musicians painted in 1921.

Then in 1937 Picasso used his art to respond to the Nazi bombing of Guernica, Spain. He painted one of his most powerful and famous paintings Guernica, a shocking artistic work over 12' high and 25' wide. Picasso continued to paint, his works sometimes reflecting a surreal quality. He also worked with ceramics and various methods of lithography. In 1970, 3 years before his death, Picasso donated more than 800 works to the Berenguer de Agulilar Palace Museum in Barcelona.

Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973 at the age of 91. Although considered both a genius and a freak during his lifetime, he is now appreciated as the creator of modern art. A prolific artist who experimented with more styles and invented more forms of art than any other single person.
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Answer 2

as with alot of really good artists, Picasso was pretty weird. He was a narcissist...involved in his art body and soul. He painted in waves of blue..after a friend committed suicide. Another "period" found him painting with bright colors and broad strokes. He lived and painted passionately, had many friends in the art world...and even brought some out of Germany at the beginning of WWII to save their lives. He seldom paid for a meal at a restaurant...believing that the drawing he would do on a napkin at the end of his meal was more than what they deserved. Naturally since his "scribbles" could be sold for thousands of dollars, none of the restaurant owners complained. His life was long for an artist...lived to be 80 something I think...was very prolific even in his old age. It's hard to be brief about an artist who lived and produced through so many years.

Answer 3

Spanish artist, I made many abstracts paints which it was his distinguished style, so far I was for the beginning of the past century.

Answer 4

Here is a website that might help. The info is brief and also has some of works too.

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/picasso.html