Pablo Picasso Biography

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Pablo Rui Y Picasso, who is known to the world as Pablo Picasso, does not need any introduction and literary prelude to enlighten the amazing literature he has gifted to the world. The French painter, sculptor, writer and in short a literary tycoon in his own way, was born in Spain in the year 1881. During his youth, he saw the Cubist movement of the early 19th century and it was then that his kind of collages and sculpture constructed out of different pieces was first seen by the world. Pablo Picasso was extremely realistic in terms of choosing a theme for his art works. He also had a special knack to bring out revolution through his works. The art and culture that he had made famous during his time is a cult in the modern world today (Müller, 2007).
From the Spanish Civil War to the Cuban communist movement, Pablo Picasso had documented down revolution in his art, poetry and writings. He also had a unique style, that is, he divided his art works into periods. Although this has been highly debated by the media and the other genre of artists, but it is practically evident that during one phase he was particular about writing or painting on that theme only. During the time of Pablo Picasso, there were other eminent artists too, but the social thrive and innovation that is present in Picasso’s work, was not so particularly transparent before him.
His works are not typical of his period where, what people say was less construed. The inner meanings of different situations and circumstances along with the desire to give it a social approach, all lacked completely. As a painter he was extremely realistic too, the way he used common things like strings and paper cuttings to make paintings that had a huge impact on people. Even the cont...

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...both the paintings capture the sorrow of a fierce and devastating war and the individual as well as societal suffering that it brings.
On the contrary, although Guernica is a tri- colour painting, the colourfulness and brightness of the weeping woman, somehow fails to up with the sheer intricate detailing of Guernica. The weeping woman is the agony of the richer class it seems, where a lady sits in the comfort of her room, well tied hair and cries in front of her mirror, broken into pieces. As many critics might agree, The Weeping Woman seems more on Dora Maar, Picasso’s lady love and the model of the The Weeping Woman, rather than a war- struck lady. It is indeed relevant because women in today’s society are the face of pain and suffering. Be it after a war or a chaotic daily life, almost similar to a war, the relevance of pain is well justified. (www.inminds.com)

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