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The Genius of a Simple Palette

Pablo Picasso

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Life (1881-1973)SpainParisTravelsSouthern France

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SpainPablo Ruiz Picasso was born October 25, 1881, in Málaga.He was trained in classical art by his father, an art teacher.Young Picasso knew early success. He was noted for his technical skills and versatility.In Barcelona he joined other artists and launched a career.

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ParisParis of 1900 was the center of a revolutionary artistic world.Picasso moved there in 1904, after four visits where he met art dealers and artists.He was quickly recognized as a true talent and innovator.

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TravelsPicasso was commissioned to design costumes and sets in Italy for a Ballets Russes production of a new ballet, “Parade.”While in Italy, Picasso gained a new appreciation for the classics of painting and sculpture.The experience established Picasso among the cultural elite.Picasso gained more from visitors than visits.

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Southern France

A successful Picasso gradually spends more time away from Paris.He moves to various properties in the south of France.Villages are transformed into artist colonies.Picasso dies April 8, 1973.“Drink to me.”

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WorkEarly workBlue PeriodRose PeriodAfrican-inspired workCubismSurrealismFinal years

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Early workClassically trained, Picasso showed a gift for drawing at a young age. He quickly acquired high skills in painting in classical styles.He painted traditional subjects, including landscapes, seascapes, portraits, still-lifes and nudes.He won one of his first awards at age 16 for this painting, entitled “Science and Charity.”

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Blue Period1900 to 1905Life was difficult for a young Spanish artist in Paris with no money.Picasso identified with the subjects of his paintings.

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Rose Period1905-1907Subjects include circus performers.Paintings reflect a more cheerful time in Picasso’s life.

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African-inspired work1908-1909African ritual masks were a source of inspiration.Picasso joined other artists in the study of African art.

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Cubism1909 to 1919Picasso created Cubism with artist Georges Braque. Cubism is an artistic take on relativity as explained by Einstein.Mixed media are often used in late cubism.

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SurrealismThe term was first used to describe the ballet “Parade.”Elements include the supernatural, dreams, the unconscious, and often the comic. Picasso was one of many artists associated with the movement.

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Final yearsPicasso turned to politics.He was free of commercial pressure.He had to create without repeating.He used his name and celebrity.He painted traditional subjects with a distinctive Picasso look.He was free to go beyond the canvas.

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Influences

Paul CézanneJean CocteauSerge DiaghilevErik SatieGeorges BraqueHenri MatisseGuillaume Apollinaire

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Paul Cézanne January 19, 1839 - October 22, 1906He spanned the generations of French art, from impressionism to cubism.He wanted to improve on impressionism.Matisse called him, “the father of us all.”

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Jean CocteauJuly 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963 A future surrealist, Cocteau invited Picasso to work with him on “Parade.” His landmark films include “Beauty and the Beast” and “Orpheus.”

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Serge DiaghilevAs impresario for the Ballets Russes, Diaghilev revolutionized the arts scene in Paris and Europe.In 1916 he commissioned Picasso and others to collaborate on a new ballet, “Parade.”Many artists owe their success in part to Diaghilev’s support and promotion.

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Erik SatieThe composer Satie was declared untalented by his teachers at the Paris Conservatory.His work was and continues to be controversial.Cocteau and Diaghilev were seeking controversy, so they enlisted Satie into working on “Parade.” Selections from “Parade”FanfarePiano“Vexation” (to be played 840 times)

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Georges Braque

Braque originally worked in an impressionist style.Soon he moved on to Fauvism. He and Picasso invented cubism.

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Henri MatisseThe painter Matisse was the most important French painter of the 20th century. Matisse was a longtime friend and rival of Picasso. Their competition fed their creativity. “I have painted almost 1,200 pictures. More than 2,500 of them are in the USA.”

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Le Pont MirabeauSous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine Et nos amours Faut-il qu'il m'en souvienneLa joie venait toujours après la peine Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure Les mains dans les mains restons face à face Tandis que sous Le pont de nos bras passeDes éternels regards l'onde si lasse Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure

L'amour s'en va comme cette eau courante L'amour s'en va Comme la vie est lenteEt comme l'Espérance est violente Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure Passent les jours et passent les semaines Ni temps passé Ni les amours reviennentSous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure

Guillaume Apollinaire1880 to 1918He was a proud member of the avant-garde in Paris.He was wounded in the First World War He coined the term “Surrealism”Le Pont Mirabeau read by Apollinaire

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LegacyPicasso was possibly the most prolific painter ever with over 13,000 paintings and designs.His success came from a combination of skill, talent, creativity, originality and ambition.He cultivated a persona, the Picasso for all ages, then grew into the shape.He moved from artist into superstar, then used his fame to draw attention to issues of importance.

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Picasso on artEvery child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Yes, art is dangerous. Where it is chaste, it is not art.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Everything you can imagine is real.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense.

The hidden harmony is better than the obvious.

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Bad artists copy. Great artists steal.

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

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Picasso on the worldPeople want to find a "meaning" in everything and everyone. That's the disease of our age, an age that is anything but practical but believes itself to be more practical than any other age.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.

It takes a long time to become young.

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.

Youth has no age.



Picasso on PicassoWhen I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.

If there is something to steal, I steal it!

I don't say everything, but I paint everything.

Nature does many things the way I do, but she hides them!

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

When they tell me I'm too old to do something, I attempt it immediately.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

I do not seek. I find.



Internet guideOn-line Picasso Project HomepagePablo Picasso official websiteMr. PicassoheadFor movies about PicassoFollowing in the Footsteps of Picasso: Before and After Paris



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Acknowledgements

“Picasso, the Genius of a Simple Palette” was created by Don Buthod and produced through a grant from Fund for Teachers.



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