The painting that I chose to write about was “Bather” by Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso is one of the most well known painters in history. Born in Malaga, Spain, Pablo got heavily into art at a very young age. He was able to complete his first painting at nine years old. During his teenage years, Picasso was able to go to the best art schools in Spain. Eventually, Picasso was able to help create the art form of Cubism. Cubism is a form of painting that features simple geometric shapes. Picasso ends up being one of the most influential artists in the world with the help of his fifty-thousand plus works of art. Pablo Picasso is without a doubt one of the true pioneers of art.

In the painting Bather, Picasso used a nude female figure standing at the sea. Just from looking at the painting, it was very hard to tell whether the figure was a male or a female. What convinced me to believe that the figure was a female was by looking closely at the figure’s chest. It took me a little while to see that those are actually breasts that Picasso had painted on the figure. Also, by looking closely at the figure’s head, I was able to see that she has long hair that was tied up into a bun. Picasso was also able to make her breasts, stomach and shoulders into geometric arcs and curves. Usually, traditional paintings capture a single moment from a single perspective. However, Picasso was able to portray the figure’s torso from the front, back, side and presenting multiple views at once.

All of Picasso’s paintings including “Bather” is definitely apart of the Modern Era. Before the Modern Era, paintings were created in a very basic and traditional way. Pablo Picasso decided to do his artwork in a much different way. With his creation of Cubism, he was able to revolutionize the whole art world and is considered one of the most famous and lucrative artists of all time. “Bather” really stands out to a lot of people including myself. I was very impressed of how Picasso was able to show the many different views of the torso. You can see her chest, her sides and her back at the same time. I know that Picasso put his heart and soul into this painting just like he does with all of his other works of art. Two questions that I would really love to know is how long did it take him to fully create the painting and what was his inspiration of making this painting. Pablo Picasso was a man that loved women very much which makes sense as to why the figure is a female, but I really think that there is much more as to why she is standing at the sea. I really enjoyed going to museum and learning more about Pablo Picasso. He is truly one of the all time greats in the arts.