Cordell SylveHUMN1101 Final Research Project Part 3Surreal PicassoThe modernist world was a time frame in which an artist would primality work in realisticforms and shapes. To contrast that there is Pablo Picasso who was a talented artist who frequentlymade use of surrealist themes in his art work. With this style Pablo Picasso chose to have his artmake a statement through the surreal forms and shapes. Surrealism in its time was art that soughtto “show the self in all its complexity” (Sayre 476) using various methods. This choice of style ledto Pablo Picasso being hailed as one of the greatest artists of his time.One of Picassos’ works titled “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” which was created in 1907 is afine example of Picasso using surreal forms
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Though this painting is not entirely made of cubed shapesit at the same time is the most popular example of cubist works (PabloPicasso.org). this artworkalso showed the influence that African art had on Pablo Picasso in his work. African art tends to bestyled in a similarly complex yet simple way much like the cubist style that is derived from it.Taking a closer look at Pablo Picassos Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, each figure was made in a verygeometrical way, in addition to that, any shade in the art was produced in a way that comes off asvery otherworldly which makes this painting surreal. The shaded faces of some of the womenseem nearly monstrous in nature but it is still observable that these figures are al of the samespecies, a human female.Another of Pablo Picassos surreal work goes by the name of “Bull Fight III” this piece byPablo Picasso is actually one of fourteen paintings he was commissioned to do. This is the tenth ofthe fourteen images he was set to do, all of which depict a bullfighter in his struggle against a …show more content…
As for the bull fighter he has only one plainly visible legthis is to imply that he is standing perfectly straight with his two blades in hand ready to impalethe bull as it charges him. The light source of the photo can also be seen with an observation ofthe shadow under the bull and the lack thereof on the bull fighter to imply that the sun is behindthe bull fighter.With Pablo Picassos’ frequently outlandish yet familiar style choices in his art work his arthas pioneered the class of artist that are called cubists and also remains to be one of the bestexamples of a surrealist artist to this
Though this painting is not entirely made of cubed shapesit at the same time is the most popular example of cubist works (PabloPicasso.org). this artworkalso showed the influence that African art had on Pablo Picasso in his work. African art tends to bestyled in a similarly complex yet simple way much like the cubist style that is derived from it.Taking a closer look at Pablo Picassos Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, each figure was made in a verygeometrical way, in addition to that, any shade in the art was produced in a way that comes off asvery otherworldly which makes this painting surreal. The shaded faces of some of the womenseem nearly monstrous in nature but it is still observable that these figures are al of the samespecies, a human female.Another of Pablo Picassos surreal work goes by the name of “Bull Fight III” this piece byPablo Picasso is actually one of fourteen paintings he was commissioned to do. This is the tenth ofthe fourteen images he was set to do, all of which depict a bullfighter in his struggle against a …show more content…
As for the bull fighter he has only one plainly visible legthis is to imply that he is standing perfectly straight with his two blades in hand ready to impalethe bull as it charges him. The light source of the photo can also be seen with an observation ofthe shadow under the bull and the lack thereof on the bull fighter to imply that the sun is behindthe bull fighter.With Pablo Picassos’ frequently outlandish yet familiar style choices in his art work his arthas pioneered the class of artist that are called cubists and also remains to be one of the bestexamples of a surrealist artist to this