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Paper Abstract: Artist's changing styles, techniques, approaches to painting & creativity. Paper Introduction: Pablo Picasso is without doubt the best known artist in this century, even though he may not be the most revered. Still, critics and art lovers alike never stop praising the works of Picasso, partly for their brilliance, partly for the originality he constantly displayed, and to a degree also for the variety of moods and styles he delved in. "One painting alone will tell you very little of the art of Pablo Picasso," write the editors in the Modern Reference Library (“The Club of the Wild Men” 388-391). They state that Picasso was "forever changing his style" in order to "attack some new problem in Art." The editors continue: He is said never to have left a problem unsolved; but the minute he is satisfied with what he has done, he turns to something else. So you can see that he has not, as so many Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939."The Club of the 'Wildmen'." Modern Reference Library 1966 edition.One Hundred of the World's Most Beautiful Paintings. He was receiving serious lessons in art by hisseventh birthday. . . Meanwhile, as was stated in the early parts of this paper, Picasso wasa painter of prolific production. The group of "Wild Men" artists included Henri Matisse,Raoul Dufy, and the highly influential Cezanne; along came Picasso andGeorges Brague to join the club, in the early 19 s, because, the editorssay: [Picasso and Braque] realized they would seem like wild men to the public and they thought it rather fun to be savage . his exhaustive researches [lead to the most puzzling] combinations in painting . All his pictures hitherto had been like an endless choreography of forms, a stage of his own... But as old as the book is, itinterestingly tells the story of Picasso's refusal to conform or to becomepredictable. . So you can see that he has not, as so many artists have done, repeated his own successes until people grow bored with his worn-out mannerisms. Picasso, to be sure, was a changeable soul, and sometimes painted roundly and solidly enough. Applied in light transparencies . Shorewood Reproductions, Inc., 1966.Rayal, Maurice. Truly, this is a beautiful and classic work of enormous value tosociety. . It's analtogether touching scene, one of those rare moments in art when softness,romance, and sweet-ness blend into a loving picture which could be appliedto anyone's memory. . His sketchbooks (over 7, drawings)toured the U.S. Thomas Craven, for one, enjoyed this period ofsurrealism, which he said demonstrate "his great technical powers, hisunrivaled inventiveness." Said Craven of "Girl Before A Mirror": It is a fantastic pattern of abnormally high visibility . No. Reportedly, he could drawbefore he could walk. The woman's headpiece and veil are medieval or Renaissance in feeling, and her garments are classical draperies, while the lover is wearing what we may imagine, if we so choose, to be doublet and hose. Picasso - Biographical and Critical Studies. Did he like his art classes? He makes first of all a clean sweep of all preconceived notions as to how to proceed. The above quote comes from a library of books initially published in1939; and the great Picasso, of course, was to change several times againbefore his death in the mid-198 s. [but now, with the fusion of real and unreal] Picasso's genius takes up the challenge of a new idea. Your understanding of this great genius will deepen upon studying his sketches of women. His long time friendand colleague, Raynal, said that apparently this period was a kind ofmellowing period for the great man, and that "his instinct had warned theartist that it was time to pause, to relax perhaps, and take stock ofhimself." So, the man who kept his critics confused with "sudden, bewilderingchanges of style," now was painting flowers, fans and baskets of fruit, andalso Renaissance kinds of pictures, a kind of Picasso "classicism." Thisperiod, through the early 192 s, included wonderful works like "Mother AndChild" in 1922, and "The Lovers." For this observer, "The Lovers" is thefavorite Picasso work, because it immediately draws to mind the greatShakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet. By the age of 19, Picasso had already put together animpressive volume of brilliant art, and was living in Paris, part of agroup of young and modern artists making waves in the creative world. . . turquoise blue, red, green yellow, gray-violet, and gray. has done], including "The Mona Lisa" by Da Vinci,and "The Apache" by Remington, and "The Kitchen Table" by Cezanne, andRousseau's "Environs of Paris," it's not a big surprise to see "The Lovers"among those best 1 works (One Hundred of the World's Most BeautifulPaintings 5-6). It must have been a time of great joy for Picasso, to dosuch an interesting kind of art form, on site, in a theatre,with actors bringing his genius to life, literally. There is a frenzy and a powerful eroticism expressed in his depiction of women and their strength--and of the energy and fierceness that go along with sex. The editors describe "The Lovers" as "purely romantic incolor, pose, attitudes of the subjects, and in expressions." The woman isdescribed as "almost coy," the man "gentle and tender." The man could alsobe concerned, or suddenly compassionate, as if he were just told that hewill become a father in a few months. Remembering back to childhood, nearly everyone can recall a momentwhen father caresses mother in such a very sensitive, loving, caring way,that all negative scenes which may have come between that one loving sceneare wiped away. The woman could also have been toldthat she is loved so much that the man has become lost in her soul. He was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881; his father was a museumcurator, and an artist as well as an art teacher. To quote from one notebook in his sketchbook exhibit; "I picked up mysketchbooks daily, saying to myself; 'What will I learn of myself that Ididn't know?' And when it isn't me anymore who is talking but the drawingsI made, and when they escape and mock me, then I know I've achieved mygoals." Works CitedBosworth, Patricia. What wasfascinating to Picasso was "the life of the city; scenes of the cafes,sketches of the poor and drawings of street entertainers flowed from hishand." And from that point on, Picasso was to become perhaps the mostprolific of all artists, arid as stated earlier in this paper, one of themost changeable. "One painting alone will tell you very little of the artof Pablo Picasso," write the editors in the Modern ReferenceLibrary ("The Club of the Wild Men" 388-391). Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1953.Wertenbaker, Lael. . Still, criticsand art lovers alike never stop praising the works of Picasso, partly fortheir brilliance, partly for the originality he constantly displayed, andto a degree also for the variety of moods and styles he delved in. Pablo Picasso is without doubt the best known artist inthis century, even though he may not be the most revered. Sales, Inc. But then Picasso turned to Cubism (no doubt under the influence ofCezanne) which was a kind of world made up of "different arrangements ofspheres and pyramids and squares and other geometrical figures." Looking at the young life of this extraordinary artist, it's notdifficult to understand why he would march to his own drummer, and why hewould refuse to do predictable art in line with what critics and reviewersand scholars expected him to do. "Genius Redux: Picasso's Sketchbooks." Working Woman November, 1986.Craven, Thomas. He has been named the liberator, the man who delivered art from the bondage of academic practice and restored the principles of design. . . . Some prefer Picasso's later works, and his "Girl Before A Mirror"painting (Craven 554-555). Since love is the number one theme in life, and art (includingliterature as well as painting) is a mirror, or reflec-tion of life itself,it is not surprising that a lot of people enjoy "The Lovers." If a personwere to put together a book of the world's most beautiful 1 paintings[which R.T.V. He was, after all, a prodigy (Wertenbaker1 -12). A Treasury of Art Masterpieces. Hisold friend [and biographer] Maurice Raynal said the ballet was a "freshoutlet for his creative energies," and the experience in Rome also changedPicasso: The stage took on the dimensions of a huge canvas for him, but one on which live, costumed figures could be manipulated at will. "He quickly lost interest in academictraining, with its rigid emphasis on copying and severely limited subjectmatter," according to Time Life bio-grapher Wertenbaker. The Wold of Picasso, 1881-. And then in 1917, at the early stages of WWI, he paintedcurtains, sets and costumes for Cocteaus ballet, Parade (Raynel 61-73). And in fact, only recently have all hisworks become known to the public. From his early, classic sketches, to his Negro Period, toCubism, to his Crystal period, he was a man with a mission: work as hard aspossible in the studio to accomplish as many paintings and drawings aspossible. They state that Picasso was"forever changing his style" in order to "attack some new problem in Art."The editors continue: He is said never to have left a problem unsolved; but the minute he is satisfied with what he has done, he turns to something else. and art historian John Richardson called them "a treasuretrove" (Bosworth 286-287).The forty-five sketchbooks, which toured 15 American cities under thesponsorship of the people at American Express, have many works of women inthem, according to Working Women: . . It's an expression on both faces of shyness and intimacy.And the editors of the "1 -most beautiful" book describe the coloring as: . New York: Time- Life Books, 1967. Then, with his peculiar, innate ability to put himself in the shoes, as it were, of the first cave man to scratch a picture on the rock, he makes the painting over again, step by step, to suit himself. 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