Pablo Picasso
...e, his father rented Pablo his own private studio. Here he completed two of his most famous academic masterpieces, First Communion as well as Science and Charity. Many factors of Picasso’s life altered his paintings from then on. He was influenced by a series of events in his life. Friendship, death and love were all inspirations for his work. He vented all of his anger and compassion onto the easel. Picasso was a genius, and his paintings proved that. Most painters and artists strive for inspiration, Picasso’s flowed continuously. He was so confident with his painting that criticism inspired him. After Picasso’s father gave Pablo his first studio he ended up sharing it with a friend Casagemas, who was also in his teens. They grew exceptionally close and courted many young ladies that modeled for their paintings. After a romantic uproar with one of Casagemas lovers, he committed suicide. Picasso was absolutely distraught over the loss of his loved companion. This was one of the first times he had to deal with true hardship. His grief went towards his art work. That autumn he embarked on one of the most remarkable periods of his life. This period in Picasso’s carrier is known as the Blue Period. His painted with solitude, grief, resentment and torment. He used dark and somber tones of Black and Blue. Lorraine Kelly quotes Picasso in her illustrated novel, “It was while thinking of Casagemas that I began painting blue” (Picasso). Fellow painters fully supported Picasso with his altered work; however dealers and spectators did not. They found his work very bloody and harsh; unnecessary. Lorraine Kelly again quotes Picasso remembering “When I started to paint blue pictures…people didn’t like it at all. It went on for years. That’s the way it has always been. Fine, and then all of the sudden, very bad.” Picasso led a deprived life at times. After his Blue period he was at a loss financially and without Casagemas, yet he strived to reach that higher plateau of achievement. Following the Blue Period he moved in and out of several studios of several fellow artists, never fully satisfied with eh condition in which he lived his life. The Blue Period quickly came to a hault when he met his first true love, Fernando. Pablo and Fernande met back in his home town. Fernande and Picasso would share their lived together for another nine years. Picasso was enthralled with her beauty. He often painted her. His paintings were now light and airy. This time in Picasso’s life is known as the Rose Period. The Rose period reassured those frightened by the Blue period. His paintings now consisted of various shades of pink and romantic reds. Picasso’s paintings could include anything from a red meadow to a yellow tree; anything was possible in the world of Picasso. He had a remarkable eye for his paintings, as they became tenderer and passionate the spectators fell back in love with Picasso, accepting him once more. Other artists were coming out of their shells and exploring new types of painting, particularly Fauvism. Fauvism was a style of painting where color was no longer based solely on reality. Matisse, an artist who caused quit a stir with the public eye was best known for his painting The Woman in the Hat. The painting caused a great scandal because the woman portrayed had a face made up of yellow and orange blended together very unnaturally. Matisse who became a prominent leader in the Fauvism movement was quoted in Francoise Gilot’s book, Life with Picasso “The dominant tendency of color should be to serve...