Team Presentation
“They Have Had an Impact”
Jonatan Ryzhak
Marina Elorza
Iliann Reyna
Introduction
This project represents three of the greatest
artists that have had an impact trough the
years.
They all share some characteristics in their
personalities and are known for being far
ahead of their time.
Pablo Picasso
Jonatan Ryzhak
Pablo Picasso was born on
October 25, 1881 in Malaga,
Spain, the son of an art and
drawing teacher.
In 1896 Pablo’s first large “academic’ oil painting, “The First
Communion”, appeared in an exhibition in Barcelona. His second
large oil painting, “Science and Charity” (1897) received honorable
mention in the national exhibition of fine art in Madrid and was
awarded a gold medal in a competition at Málaga. Pablo’s uncle sent
him money for further studying in Madrid, and the youth passed
entrance examination for advanced courses at the Royal Academy of
San Fernando in Madrid.
In October 1900 Picasso and Casagemas
left for Paris, the most significant artistic
center at the time, and opened a studio
at the Montmartre.
In February 1901 Picasso’s friend Casagemas
committed suicide: he shot himself in a Parisian
café because a girl he loved had refused him. His
death was a shock, Picasso returned to it again
and again: Death of Casagemas, multicolored,
and the same in blue, “Evocation – The Burial of
Casagemas”.
World War I (1914-18) changed the life, the
mood, the state of mind, and, of course, the art.
His French fellow artists, Braque and Derain, were
called up into the army at the beginning of the war.
Picaso’s pictures became somber, more often
realistic features appear. Pierrot.
In 1918 Olga and Picasso
married. Contacts with high
society through the ballet and
the marriage brought changes
in his lifestyle.
On April 8, 1973 he
died, at last. Picasso
was buried in the
grounds of his
Chateau
Vauvenargues.
Vincent Van Gogh
Marina Elorza
Biographical information…
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Vincent Van Gogh was born
in 1853 in Groot - Zundert,
Holland.
In 1881 he began to study art. He was the
greatest artists of all time (draw and paint). He
drew on anything he could find.
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He went in and out mental
hospitals for many months.
Finally on July 27, 1890 he shot
himself. He had mental problems and strange moody.
In 1888, French artist Paul Gaugin went to live with
Van Gogh and one night they had a terrible argument.
Van Gogh chased Gaugin down a street with a razor.
Later he vas very sorry. He went home and cut off a
piece of his left ear.
More…
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He was only 37 years old.
Today a painting by Vincent Van Gogh sells
for more than $80 million but when he was
alive most people ignored him or laughed at
him.
Why people admire him…
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First, he couldn't sell his work, so he didn’t
have much money. He often did not have food
to eat because he used his money to buy
paints. He also gave clothes and food to other
poor people. Vincent to help others.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Iliann Reyna
Leonardo da Vinci
His full name was Leonardo Da Vinci. He
was born in April, 1452. Leonardo Da Vinci
was born in the town of Vinci, near Florence,
Italy.
Occupations
He studied painting, sculpture, music,
mathematics and science. By the age of 20 he
was a master painter.
He was also worked as an architect and
engineer.
Main accomplishments
He drew a flying machine 400 years before the
airplane was invented
He designed an air conditioner, and alarm clock, a
reading lamp, a submarine, a bridge, an many other
things. In all, da Vinci designed more than 1,000
inventions. Unfortunately, he did not have time to
develop many of his ideas.
He designed buildings and canals and he figured
out how to change the direction of rivers. At one
point, he was a military adviser to the Duke of Milan.
Important/interesting biographical
information
He lived with his father, he had four step mothers,
eleven stepsisters and brothers.
He never got married but he adopted a son and he
was a very good father.
At the age of 15, Leonardo went to work with a
famous artist.
He was one of the first people to dissect human
body. Da Vinci wrote down all his ideas and
observations in notebooks. He also filled the
notebooks with more than 5,000 drawings of plants,
animals, and human body.
Personality
He was quite strange. He was very mysterious,
private man
Most people liked and admired da Vinci, He was
strong and handsome man. He was generous to his
friends, both rich and poor. People invited to parties
because he was really entertaining. He was also a
great musician. He sang very well and played an
instrument that he invented. He was extremely clean
when many people were not. He was also vegetarian
Later in life
As da Vinci grew older, he stayed alone
more and more. Although people admired him,
many people didn’t understand him because
his ideas were far ahead of his time. Da Vinci
spent the last years of his life working for King
Francis I of France.
Da Vinci died peacefully on May 2, 1519,
at the age of 67.
Conclusion
We did the presentation about Picasso, Van
Gogh and da Vinci because we believe they
made a difference in life, with their
personalities, inventions, paintings, etc.
They were all different from the rest of the
society and that’s why they are remembered.
Trait / Characteristic
Poor Childhood
Pablo
Picasso
X
Vincent Van
Gogh
X
Leonardo da
Vinci
X
Wealthy Childhood
Different Views from the Rest of
Society
X
Courageous Acts
Integrity
X
X
X
X
X
X
Frustrated by Society
X
Scorned or Ridiculed
X
Great Initiative
X
Strong Determination
Outgoing
X
X
X
X
X
Loner or Recluse
X
X
X
X
Learned from Experiences
X
Creative Thinker
X
X
X
Actions Made a Difference
X
X
X
Involved in Political Issues
X
Humanitarian
Passion for Work
X
X
X
X
X
Sense of Humor
X
Leadership Skills
X
Risk Taker
Other Important Characteristic or
Fact:
He liked to be
around
people.
X
X
He help a lot of
people.
He was a great
inventor