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Pablo Picasso, the influential Spanish painter and sculptor, was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, and died on April 8, 1973, in Mougins, France. His FUll Name: Full Name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso  More info at Wikipedia Pablo Picasso, what made him a famous artist? His father Jose Ruiz Blasco classically trained him at a young age. Early influence by his father Jose helped to establish his skills as an artist with his artistic development at a young age.  Picasso's influence and skills did not stop at his father's classical training. His father did not know his mindset of breaking away from traditional art. He ventured into university at Fine Arts in Barcelona and The Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. Ultimately, Pablo Piccaso rejected his formal training, just like many great artists.  He helped to revolutionize art in th...

By Samuel Gillis Have you viewed the movie about Pablo Picasso? Director: James Ivory Writers: Arianna Huffington (book) (as Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington) , Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay) Stars: Anthony Hopkins , Natascha McElhone , Julianne Moore The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life. More information can be found at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117791/ Made September 20 th 1996 Image provided by: http://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/woman-with-book-1932 It was a dark time for me as an artist in 1996. Thinking my creative life was over, not wanting to continue and loss of any hope for any real existence was unlikely. Then not expected I cleansed my system of alcohol and drugs, this alone was a miracle and a great success for me inner being. The abuse to my mind, bo...