Why did Picasso burn his own paintings at the beginning of his career?
Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. He is praised as the father of cubism (artistic direction), along with George Braque, and Picasso also had significant contributions to symbolic and surreal schools. However, as with every great artist, Pablo faced very difficult times at the beginning of his career, which led him to burn his paintings. But what is the real reason why he was introduced to this work? Let us recognize that.
As a teenager, Picasso showed great passion and high skill in painting, which made his father care and coach him. During that period his extraordinary talent emerged, and in 1894 began his career as a painter.
The young painter then went to Paris, and at that time Paris was considered "the capital of art for Europe." There he met his friend, the poet and journalist Max Jacob, who soon became his fellow housing.
They lived in a small apartment, perhaps with only one bed, alternating between sleeping day and night. Although Picasso arrived in Paris at a time when the French capital was in a period of great economic prosperity and cultural progress, he was suffering from extreme poverty, cold and despair.
One night, in order to keep the apartment warm and unimaginable, Picasso burned a large amount of his artwork.
Shortly after this troubled part of his life, Picasso moved to Madrid where he began the blue stage, characterized by his dark-colored paintings, which are widely used with different shades of blue and bluish green, and sometimes showed warm colors. Perhaps the fierce Parisian winter had a great influence on his inspiration at that time of his life.
In his paintings one might see her / his own life’s hardships and growth up to the stars… provoking to think message you’ve issued … thanks and respect