Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"

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This paper looks at the changes that took place in Picasso's artistry and his approach to painting that inspired him to paint "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", one of Picasso's most famous pieces. It analyzes the painting and explains why, at the time it was painted, it was considered so outrageous and daring. The paper looks at the major artistic influences in Picasso's life as well.

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"According to Roland Penrose, "the one single person that predominated the development of the arts during the 20th century was Pablo Picasso", 1 and it is largely due to him that the conception of art as a powerful emotional medium, rather than a search for the perfection of ideal forms of beauty, has become accepted among the artists of the present day. The return to a fundamental belief that art should spring from a primitive need to express our feelings toward the world around us in strong emotional terms makes us more prone to value a work of art for its vitality than for its perfection. In return, it is the exceptional power of Picasso's work that compels the viewer to discover in his art the mysterious presence of beauty."

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