Pablo Picasso
Three Musicians
Vocabulary
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Cubism: A form of abstract art where subjects are reduced to
basic geometrical shapes.
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Shape: A flat figure created when actual or implied lines meet to
enclose a space. A change in color or shading can define a
shape. Shapes can be divided into several types: geometric
(square, triangle, circle) and organic (irregular in outline).
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Color: A color in or related to the spectrum, such as yellow,
yellow-orange, blue-violet, green. Hue is another word for color.
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Line: an identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can
vary in width, direction and length
About Picasso
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Picasso was born in Spain in 1881.
His father was an artist who taught at a local university and he
encouraged Pablo at an early age to pursue his artistic talents.
Picasso’s artworks changed significantly through his career and
he created hundreds of paintings and sculptures.
He married and had 4 children. When they were younger, he
was a fantastically fun dad. He would draw on tablecloths, did
magic tricks and would prepare birthday dinner celebrations
made up entirely of chocolate.
Picasso’s life continued…..
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He became most well known for his Cubist paintings.
Picasso was very outspoken, opinionated and
eccentric. He never threw anything out, hated the
telephone, and refused to dust his studio. He loved
keeping an odd assortment of pets, including goats,
reptiles, a monkey and always some Afghan
Hounds. He loved any publicity and made sure he
was always reading something about himself.
He was a prolific painter, and even in his 90th year,
he painted 200 paintings. He was still working on the
day he died, at 92, of heart failure.
Self Portrait
Woman in a Hairnet
Can you see both
sides of this face,
even though the
picture is only 2
dimensional?
Picasso tried to
show all surfaces
of objects and
people at the same
time!
Portrait of Dora Maar
Three Musicians, 1921
Fractured Friend Collage Project
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Divide into partners.
One student will pose in an area near their partner.
The other student will create a quick sketch of them on white
construction paper (include general shape of the body)
Fill the page with other details of their friend (holding a book,
wearing a hat, etc.)
Switch roles
When both students are finished, paint the shapes or use the
construction paper and magazine scraps to cut geometric
shapes that fit within the shapes they made of the body parts.
Glue them in place.
Instructions continued…..
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After they are finished with painting and/or gluing shapes and
the piece is reasonably dry, mark out some large shapes like
puzzle pieces on the piece using a pencil. Squares, triangles
and other Cubist shapes work well. Cut the pieces apart
using the pencil lines as a guide.
Arrange the cut pieces on the colored construction paper in a
“fractured” manner. They can be in order or out of order,
upside down, side-ways, etc. When you are satisfied with the
arrangement, glue the pieces onto the colored paper.
When all the pieces are glued on the paper, design or glue a
few more shapes in the open spaces to experience Picasso’s
idea of collage.
Title the collage and sign it on the front.