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Art 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…
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