Meet Pablo Picasso Art in the Classroom Pablo

Meet Pablo Picasso! Art in the Classroom

• Pablo was born in 1881 in Spain. • He began drawing when he was 7 years old. • His mother and father and cousins encouraged him to make art! • He painted for 75 years in many styles. • He was a creator of Modern art.

Circus Acrobats and Ape 1905 Girl with Fan 1905 His early paintings were life-like and happy and full of color! This is called his rose period.

When Picasso was 26 years old, he began painting in what would be known as cubist style Landscape with Bridge 1909

What Is Cubism? • Experiment how shapes make form! • Take apart objects and rearrange them! • Show different viewpoints at the same time! • Show an object as if you see it from several angles or at different moments in time! Bust of Woman with a Hat

As Pablo got older he used more colors and patterns. He used bold black outlines, sometimes with bright colors. Girl Before a Mirror 1932

Picasso simplified things into basic shapes like circles and triangles. He showed objects from many viewpoints at a time. In this painting, Do you see her whole face? Or just a side of her face?

Today we going to paint a person using cubist style, just like Pablo Picasso! ✔ Show an object from many viewpoints at one time. ✔ Simplify into basic shapes like circles and triangles. ✔ Use bold black outlines. ✔ Use colors and shapes to show feelings.

Examples painted by kids…