Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish artist born in 1881 who helped develop Cubism. Cubism involved depicting subjects from multiple viewpoints simultaneously rather than a single perspective, breaking up forms into geometric shapes. Some key aspects of Picasso's life and work included that he showed artistic talent from a young age but did not enjoy formal schooling, his full name was very long due to Spanish traditions, and he is renowned for works like the portrait paintings Woman in a Hat that depicted subjects from unconventional angles using geometric shapes and abstract colors.

1. Pablo
Picasso
“Every child is an artist.
The problem is to remain an artist once they grow up.”

2. Pablo Picasso was born
in 1881inSpain
Hedied in 1973atthe
age of91.
His fullnameis quite
longbecausehe was
named aftermany
saints andrelatives
which is atradition in
his birth country.
Pablo Picassos full name:
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios
Cipriano de la SantísimaTrinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso

3. Pablo Picasso
was not the best
of students in
school and often
skipped class.
He liked to spend
his time walking
around the city
drawing and
painting whathe
saw.
Painting at Age 9 Painting at Age 15

4. Pablo Picasso’s father
was also a painter.
Atage sixteen, Picasso
was acceptedinto the
RoyalAcademyofFine
Arts in Madrid,Spain.
However, hesoonleft
the schoolinorderto
pursuehis ownnon-
traditional style.

5. Duetohisbreakfromtraditionalpaintingstyle;Pablo
Picassoisconsideredoneofthegreatestandmost
influentialartistsofthe20th century.
PabloPicassoworkedasapainter,sculptor,printmaker,
ceramicist,andstagedesigner.
Picassoiscredited,alongwithGeorgesBraque,withthe
creationofCubism.

6. Cubism:
A style of art which
aims to show all the
possible viewpoints
of a person or an
object all at once.
The items
represented in the
artworks look like
they are made of
cubes and other
geometrical
shapes.
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Violin

7. For example: On the left is an example of a cartoon character called Mickey Mouse. On the right is a painting by the artist Tim Rogerson that he titled "Micaso” inspired
by Picasso’s Cubist style.
Not Cubism Cubism

8. Pablo Picasso is well-
knownformany
subjects inhis
paintings—including
his portraits.The
National Portrait
Gallery in London
hostedanentire show
entitled: Picasso
Portraits.This show
highlighted somevery
important worksmade
bythe artist.
Woman in a hat (1941) Woman in a Hat (Olga) (1935)
Looking at the two pictures below:What do you notice about the
placement of the eyes?The nose?The hat?
What do you notice about the colors he chose to use?

9. In what ways are the three examples of Picasso’s artwork the same?
How are they different?

11. You can look at everyday items just like Picasso—from a variety of angles!
1. Be inspired by Cubism andgo on a hunt for funny faces ineverydayobjects. Gooutside if you canfor a walkwith a grownup to findsome
hidden faces! If you are unableto go outside find items insideyour home that could be a funny face!
2. Takea photo andupload itinto Canvasby clickingthe blue:Submit Assignment button and then click:Choose Fileto upload yourphoto. Have
funand be creative!

12. Questions
to help
you get
started on
your
project:
1. What do I need to look for to find a funny
face—what parts makes up a face?
2. How can I think like a Cubist artist to look at
items in a different way?
3. If Cubist artists see people and objects
as shapes what kind of shapes could I
look for to make up a funny face?
Good Luck Artists!