Pablo Picasso is one of my all time favourite & inspirational artists. He is probably the most important figure of the 20th century, in terms of art, and art movements that occurred over this period. Picasso's ability to produce works in an astonishing range of styles made him well respected during his own lifetime. After his death in 1973 his value as an artist and inspiration to other artists has only grown. He is without a doubt destined to permanently etch himself into the fabric of humanity as one of the greatest artists of all time.
As an artist and an innovator, he is responsible for co-founding the
entire Cubist movement alongside Georges Braque. Cubism was an avant-garde
art movement that changed forever the face of European painting and
sculpture while simultaneously affecting contemporary architecture, music
and literature. Subjects and objects in Cubism are broken up into pieces
and re-arranged in an abstract form. During the period from approximately
1910-1920 when Picasso and Braque were laying the foundation for Cubism in
France, its effects were so far-reaching as to inspire offshoots like the
styles of Futurism, Dada, and Constructivism in other countries.
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