Art: Pablo Picasso Flashcards

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What was Picasso’s lifespan?

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1881-1973; he was born in Málaga, Spain

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Did Picasso have artistic inclinations as a child?

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Yes; his dad was his earliest teacher; his dad was an art professor, so it worked out well. His dad taught in a very traditional style.

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What types of art did Picasso produce?

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Most notably paintings, but also sculptures, prints/drawings, and theatrical designs.

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How old was Picasso when he enrolled in art academy, and which academy was it? What reaction did he have to it?

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16; the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. He started to react against the academy’s emphasis on naturalistic representation of space and idealized human forms.

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What styles and people influenced Picasso to create his own artistic style?

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Symbolism and Art Nouveau, and the expressive works of El Greco and Francisco Goya

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When was Picasso’s ‘Blue Period’, and what was it named for?

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1901-1904; his predominate use of blues

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When was Picasso’s first trip to Paris?

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1900

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What did the paintings of Picasso’s ‘Blue Period’ focus on?

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the human figure, in particular individuals living on the margins of society, such as ‘The Old Guitarist’

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When was Picasso’s Rose Period, and what did he focus on?

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1904-1906; acrobats and harlequins

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Who did Picasso have a relationship with during his Rose Period?

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Fernande Olivier, an artist’s model. The two traveled to Catalonia in 1906.

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What kind of foreign sculpture was Picasso interested in, and why did most viewers reject it?

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Iberian; it was primitive compared to Greek/Roman art. He was also fascinated with art from the Pacific Islands and Africa.

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What piece of Picasso’s was a foundational piece in the creation of Cubism?

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Les Demoiselles D’Avignon

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Who did Picasso work closely with to develop Cubism, and why did they stop collaborating?

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Picasso and Georges Braque met in 1908 and worked together to create Cubism. When Braque enlisted in the French military in 1914, they were obviously separated.

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What was Cubism?

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A form of abstract painting/sculpture that was stripped of its narrative content

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Who did Picasso marry, and how were the two associated with the Ballets Russes?

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He married Olga Koklova, who was a dancer for the Ballets Russes, and Picasso started to create set designs for Diaghilev.

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What style did Picasso move towards after the war?

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classicizing; he often depicted women in classical poses

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Did Picasso often express his political beliefs through art?

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No; the exception was Guernica (1937), which showed the bombing of civilians during the Spanish Civil War

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What kind of sculptures did Picasso create?

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Reductive works in wood and stone such as the Chicago Picasso.

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What were Picasso’s romantic relationships like?

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Numerous; two marriages, many affairs, many of which were with his models. Destructive, misogynistic; the original stereotype of the bohemian male artist. When he died he was married to Jacqueline Roque.