Artist Exploration and Analysis

Artist: Pablo Picasso______________________________

Born: (Year and location) October 25, 1881- Malaga, Spain
Died (Year and location) April 8, 1973- Mougins, Spain
What type of artist: (I.e. painter, sculptor, photographer etc.)
Painter, Sculptor, and Ceramicist
Art Period(s): Symbolism, Cubism and Surrealism
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. He is famously for his charismatic personality.
2. His relationship with women filter into his art.
3. He had different styles in his artwork. ( mood, feeling and
emotion)
What are some of this artist's most well known works?
1. The Old Guitarist (1903)
2. Portrait of Gertrude Stein (1905)
3. Les Demoiselles dAvignon
What makes this person's art great?
Pablo Picasso is a great artist. He followed in his fathers footsteps.
Another great thing about this artist is that he started when he was a
teenager. Some of his work is still really famous from when he was a
teenager.
Why did you choose this artist?

I choose this artist because I really like his artwork. My whole life I have
always hear of him but never knew that much about him. So this project
let me choose an artist so I thought it was a perfect opportunity.

Be an Art Critic:

The work of art I am critiquing is called: Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle (1914)
The artist's name is Pablo Picasso
This is what I see when I look at the artwork. When I look at this art work I see a lot of things
going on. I see a violin and a bunch of other objects next it. But there is very little color.
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: Lines and Shapes.

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
The mood I feel when I look at this art piece is confused and interested.
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?
I do not get the message of this art piece. I think there was just a violin, fruit and a bottle and
Picasso decided to draw it.
I like____ I do not like X this artwork because
I do not like this art piece because there is too much going on. I cant get the message or point of
the art piece. I also do not like it because it doesnt have that much color.