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HUM 100 Module Six Short Answer: Human Culture
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Perspective in the Humanities
Lauren F Caruso
Southern New Hampshire University
Department of Nursing and Healthcare Professions
Professor Wendell Smith
Module Six Short Answer: Human Culture
October 8, 2023
HUM 100 Module Six Short Answer: Human Culture
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The creator that I have selected from the twentieth century is Pablo Picasso. Pablo
Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Spain and is one of the most known artists of the
twentieth century. Picasso spent most of his life in France where he created over 20,000
paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics as well as costumes and theater sets (Pablo
Picasso).
Picassos “The Blue Period” was created between 1900 and 1904. During this time, his
paintings were created using shades of blue and blue-green and sometimes other warmer colors
(1901 to 1904). The paintings represent a dull, depressing time as many of the paintings included
poverty, instability, the old, frail and the blind, beggars, drunks, and prostitutes. (1901 to 1904).
The work created was influenced by a trip to Spain and the suicide of a close friend. Although
Picasso was not there when his friend committed suicide, it played a major role in the Blue
Period. The Blue Period not only represented the way others lived and felt, but it also represented
a time when Picasso was struggling.
The Old Guitarist
is a painting that represents Picasso
himself, “the struggle and sympathy for the plight of the downtrodden; he knew what it was like
to be poor, having been nearly penniless during all of 1902” (Picasso).
Many questions can be asked about human culture when looking at Picassos’ Blue Period
work. What was happening in France and Spain at the time to cause such deep depression? What
was culture like at the time? How did society react towards Picassos Blue Period work? Were
members of society offended by the work he created? What story does the work tell?
Bigger questions that may have influenced Picassos Blue Period work could be: What
way can expression be shown? What is the best way to depict poverty, depression, and sorrow?
What inspiration can be found in this work? How can this work help influence society to do
better?
HUM 100 Module Six Short Answer: Human Culture
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References:
1901 to 1904
. Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period. (n.d.).
https://www.pablopicasso.org/blue-period.jsp
Pablo Picasso and his paintings
. Pablo Picasso: 150 Famous Paintings, Bio & Quotes by
Picasso. (n.d.).
https://www.pablopicasso.org/
Picasso, P. (n.d.).
The old guitarist
. The Art Institute of Chicago.
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28067/the-old-guitarist
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