Friday, July 22, 2011

Pablo Picasso - One of the greatest

Anyone who is remotely interested in art has heard about Pablo Picasso. He is one of the most renowned and most celebrated figures in the art world of the 20th century.
Born in Spain in 1881, he revolutionized how the world looked at modern art. Regarded by many as the co-founder of the Cubist revolution, he experimented with various painting styles throughout his life. His father was a professor of Fine Arts at the School of Fine Arts in Coruna. His father was also a painter, and Pablo showed a keen interest in painting from a very early age. According to his mother, his first words were “piz, piz” which means “pencil”