Picasso was traditionally trained by his father, José Ruiz y Blasco, a Spanish painter. A child prodigy that made a name for himself by departing from his traditional training and creating works of art that revolutionized the art world. Picasso’s most famous painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, broke from the traditional style of the time.
The balance of classical paintings can be seen with balance with five figures represented—one in the center of the painting, flanked by two figures on each side. Yet, for Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, the focus of the painting is not the center figure due to color choices and flatness of the canvas. The colors, more muted than traditional painting with uses of browns, shades or white, and deeper blues. The
The balance of classical paintings can be seen with balance with five figures represented—one in the center of the painting, flanked by two figures on each side. Yet, for Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, the focus of the painting is not the center figure due to color choices and flatness of the canvas. The colors, more muted than traditional painting with uses of browns, shades or white, and deeper blues. The