Artist Exploration and Analysis

Artist: __Pablo Picasso ________

Born: (Year and location) October 25,1881 Malaga, Spain
Died (Year and location) April 8, 1973 Mougins, France
What type of artist: (I.e. painter, sculptor, photographer etc.)
Painter, Sculptor,

Art Period(s): Cubism, and Dadaism

Go to The Art Story (www.theartstory.org) site and read the biography of
the artist.
What stands out as the most important facts about the artist?
1. At the turn of the 20th century he moved to Paris to open his own studio
2. His Rose period was where he made his most famous paintings.
3. 1907 he made a painting unlike any other, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

What are some of this artist's most well known works?

1. Family at Saltimbanques
2. Gertrude Stein
3. Two Nudes

What makes this person's art great?

What makes Picassos art great is the freedom in the paintings, he
painted whatever he felt, he didnt hold back.
Why did you choose this artist?
I choose this artist because his paintings are interesting and very open
minded.

Be an Art Critic:
INSERT IMAGE OF ART WORK HERE:

The work of art I am critiquing is called -The Weeping Woman

The artist's name is -Pablo Picasso
This is what I see when I look at the artwork.
When I look at this artwork I see, a woman in need of help.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture and space. The one or
two elements that stand out in this piece of work are: The color and Shape
Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy, sometimes sad, sometimes
angry. Sometimes, the art makes the viewer feel alone. The mood for this artwork is sadness
because the woman is crying for help.
Artists try to communicate or send messages with their art work. What message do you think the
artist was trying to send with this work?
The message in this art work is to help those in need and you never know what others are going
through.
I like this art work because its so colorful and different.