Picasso

Pablo Picasso is probably the most important figure of 20th century, in term of art, and art movements that occurred over this period. Pablo Picasso was born in Magala, Span, in 1881, and had created a mass collection of works during the extensive course of his career. In fact, by the time he died in France, in 1973, over 22,000 pieces of his work had been found. During the

1920s, much of the work Picasso did drew on classic themes, and large, monumental style nudes. His pieces became more of an interpretation, as opposed to work that represented anything that was going on in reality, or the lives of the pieces he depicted. Although much of the work he created later in his career, were representative of a change in style, and new art form to follow, Pablo Picasso always created with a sense of vigor, and his own distinct style, regardless of what other artists were doing. His passion, and distinct style, along with the fact that he created pieces that were well ahead of his time, are some of the reasons why he is still regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and by many, the greatest artists throughout history.

Cubism and Picasso’s style

Cubism is a style of art which aims to show all of the possible viewpoints of a person or an object all at once. Cubism was first started by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.It is important to fully realize the importance of cubism. It isn't just "Picasso's style" but marks the real beginning of abstract art.  Picasso and Braque only showed their artworks in privately owned galleries. Because of this, they are called the Gallery Cubists.

Soon, there was a group of painters who painted in a Cubist style who showed their artworks in public galleries, which in Paris at the time were called Salons. These groups of painters were called the Salon Cubists. These artists were interested in showing, in their artworks, mathematical and philosophical ideas that were new at the time.