Picasso cubism

I will be presenting this artwork to a Year 4 class later this Term so I will definitely make a post of their artworks. This info...

A master of self-projection and self-transformation, here Picasso has cast himself in a number of symbolic guises: as the figure of a sailor, a member of the Resistance, and, perhaps most simply yet powerfully of all, as a man and artist living under wartime oppression. With a deep sense of melancholy and angst combined with a sense of stoic, resilient resolve, this rare portrait is one of only a few male figures that Picasso painted during the war years. While Picasso most frequently…

In 1932, Picasso embarked on a love affair that led to 12 months of furious creativity, as revealed in this exhilarating show

This past week my class and I learned about Pablo Picasso and cubism. We discussed the abstract portraits and the features that looked "out of place." This lesson focused on learning about realistic vs. abstract artwork and creating a composition. We also talked about symmetry and determined these portraits were asymmetrical. We started with small wooden pieces that would replace eyes, nose, ears, and other features. I let the students be creative with this and they came up with some great…