Picasso
PicassoArt represents beauty. It represents the soul and spirit of the artist. It\'s a form of communication that the artist can use as a substitution for words. Art has flourished the world for thousands of years and it has no intentions on stopping. One of \"the most important figure\'s in modern art\" (Selfridge, 15) is a man by the name of Pablo Picasso. He has taken the world into many places and has enabled us to see many abstract creations through his artwork alone. (Selfridge, 20) Born on October 25, 1881, Picasso was a miracle right from the start. There were complications with birth and everyone was sure that he wasn\'t going to make it, but then Picasso\'s uncle, Salvador Ruiz, was able to make this tragedy a miracle. He \"exhaled a puff of cigar smoke into the baby\'s nostrils and suddenly�, he joined the world of the living\"(Selfridge, 23). Picasso\'s miraculous ways didn\'t end there. He was soon to become one of the most well known artists of all times. Picasso\'s love for art was somewhat genetic. (Duncun, 45) His father, Jose Ruiz Blasco, was a painter as well and he loved art. Picasso was quick to express his desire for art. At the age of four, he was drawing detailed pictures with astounding results. (Duncun, 47) During school, Picasso would pay little if any attention to his work or the lecture that the teacher was giving. Instead, he spent his time making sketches of his fellow classmates. (Duncun, 52) At the age of 13, Picasso was enrolled at an art school where his father taught, and suddenly his academic habits changed. He began to apply himself to his work, showing interest in what he was doing, and his grades showed a vast improvement. (Galwitz, 92) The family moved to Malaga and on the way there they stopped at their uncle Salvador\'s house. While they were there, Salvador was so intrigued by Picasso\'s work that he provided him with a studio and an allowance. (Galwitz, 95) The family moved to Barcelona and Picasso attended school at the Lota, a school of fine arts. He was beyond everyone else in the school and it wasn\'t much of a challenge. (Galwitz, 96) Picasso continued to paint, but he wasn\'t satisfied. He wanted more and had dreams to revolutionize painting. He realized that the only way of doing this would be to attend Madrid\'s Royal Academy of San Fernando, which is well known for having the most demanding artistic training in the country. (Jaffe, 113) In the fall of 1897, that\'s exactly what Picasso did; he enrolled. Even though he was at the greatest school, he still was finishing his work early, leaving him a lot of time on his hands. (Jaffe, 117) The school didn\'t work out, so Picasso went to Paris, which was one of his dreams� He was able to explore the streets, cafés, and museums that Paris had to offer. An art dealer, by the name of...
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