The painting I chose is Desmoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso.
I chose this because a) Picasso is one of my favorite artists and b) because the picture is colorful and abstract, which I love. Picasso uses the entire canvas and this adds interest to the painting and allows a viewer to move from area to area and continually have their attention be captured.
The different colors used in the painting bring life and movement. Each figure looks to be moving and the background against the figures adds contrast.
A little background to the painting : Picasso began working on it in 1907 and it became famous because of it's story. the picture was originally featured two men that were suppose to be a sailor and a medical student, and the women were suppose to be prostitutes. this painting is important because it explored a topic other artists were too afraid to paint on canvas.
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I think you did a really good job explaining why you like this painting so much. You did a nice job including art vocabulary and researched the information very well. I like the way you described everything too.
You did a great job using art vocab in your explanation of this painting. You nade it clear for me to understand what this painting was about and see Picasso's viewpoint through the background info you provided. Great!
do you think there is a connection between the controversial subject matter and the style the painting is made in?
well since Picasso's style of painting is normally contorted, i dont think that has much of a connection between the subject. but i think it definitely adds a certain affect. since Picasso's painting style is original to that time, people had never seen anything like that before; it was a novel form of painting.
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