Evaluate pablo picasso’s demoiselles d’avignon

Evaluate Pablo Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon
Tanya Cajas
ART101: Art Appreciation
Instructor:  Bianca Perkins

March 28, 2011

Twentieth century art is characterized by a set of multiple streams called isms. Not all trends are occurring linearly in time, but many are contemporary and have relationships between them. The avant-garde cannot be understood trying to establish achronological order. It is a commonplace to consider the art of the XX century as a break, with respect to the above, but this break does not start at the beginning of the XX century, but until the late XIX century. The year 1863 may be taken as the starting date of modern painting. Picasso was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. He is one of the most recognized figures in 20th-century art. He isbest known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), his portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. That is why it is important to identify and evaluate the work of Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and theinfluence this had on the arts in early twentieth century.
"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth"- Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso was the most famous artist of the 20th century. He was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain. Picasso showed great talent at an early age. He loved to paint pictures of city life and was fascinated by the circus. He also enjoyed painting pictures ofthe day-to-day life of poor people in his neighborhood and was also very poor himself. His father, Jose Ruiz Blasco, was a Castilian art teacher in Malaga and his mother, Maria Picasso, was an Andalusia of Majorcan origin. In 1896 Picasso entered the school of fine arts where his father was a professor.
In 1900, Picasso visited Paris, at the time the world's centre for art and literature, andbecame infatuated with its street life, in particular, the area of Montmartre, Paris' bohemian district where he was able to study the City's poorer people. More importantly, it was here that he
discovered the posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, which inspired him into creating one of his great paintings, the "Moulin de la Galette". It was here, in Paris, that most of his success was accomplished.Three months later, Picasso returned to Spain and co-founded the short-lived magazine "Arte Joven" (first issue March 31, 1901 - "Young Art"), in Paris. On a second trip to Paris, in the summer of 1901, he exhibited his works at Ambroise Vollard's gallery in the Rue Lafitte and became good friends with the avant-garde poet Max Jacob. It was during this visit that he discovered Vincent Van Gogh,who inspired him to create "The absinthe Drinker" (1901, William Jaffe Collection, New York City) and also the "Dwarf Dancer".   Suddenly, the 20-year-old painter, who now signed himself "Picasso", his mother's maiden name, moved toward a symbolism of great anguish and misery, inspired by the French painter Maurice Denis and the Spanish painters Isidro Nonell Y Monturiol and El Greco.
Picassodemonstrated uncanny artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence; during the first decade of the 20th century his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renowned and immense fortune throughout his life, making him one of thebest-known figures in 20th century art.
Picasso demonstrated uncanny artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence; during the first decade of the 20th century his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renowned and immense fortune...