Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso Inspired Portraits
K-2
Oil Pastel and Watercolor
K-2
Oil Pastel and Watercolor
About the Artist
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Pablo Picasso was born in
Spain in 1881. He had trouble in school but his father, an art teacher, didn’t mind as Pablo preferred to draw instead. He moved to Paris to attend art school when he was 23. He was quite poor and painted sad scenes. This was called his BLUE PERIOD. Picasso experimented with his art and along with a friend, he created CUBISM. Cubists painted objects from many angles and ignored round shapes and the rules of perspective. Did you know… • When Picasso fell in love, he painted happier events like circuses and children. This was called his ROSE period. • Picasso created more than 20,000 pieces of art in his lifetime. • Picasso achieved much fame in his lifetime • He put a date on every piece of artwork he created because he wanted to create a timeline of his work WHAT IS CUBISM? Cubism was a new style of modern art developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques. Both artists strived to challenge conventional forms of art, especially perspective, and hoped people could see art in a new way. Cubism is also known as abstraction, which means “to take apart”. I like to demonstrate this concept by literally taking apart my drawing sample and presenting it in a new way. To do this, (1) take a drawing and place it on the white board. Then, use a pair of scissors to cut up sections of the drawing (2). Rearrange pieces to show a new object. The best way to learn about cubism is to compare and contrast works of art. Select one of Picasso’s works of art and another familiar painting like one from Monet, Degas or Da Vinci. USE THIS LINK TO SEARCH FOR DIFFERENT ARTWORK TO VIEW Encourage a conversation about the style of abstraction by asking your family or student questions about what they see. You can ask questions like: What colors do you see? Do they look realistic? What shapes can you see? How do you feel when looking at this work of art? ACTIVITY: CUBISM CHALLENGE Materials: Use a paper and pencil, or crayon, or marker, or paint. You may even use a whiteboard and marker. Instructions: DRAW the following in the style of CUBISM ( don't forget to use pointy shapes), and try to make it look ABSTRACT (NOT REALISTIC)
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