Pablo Picasso greatly influenced the art works for the 20th century. His experiments with various styles of art revolutionized the modern world of painting and sculpture. Many modern painters have borrowed his styles to produce their own interpretations of his ideas. His works, which reflected various aspects of his life, were displayed throughout many different styles of art. He was born in Malaga on October 25, 1881. He studied the fine arts in Barcelona where his father worked as a professor. Picasso was the son o Jose Ruiz and Maria Picasso y Lopez. Until 1898, he used his Father's name, Ruiz, and his Mother's maiden name Picasso to sign his pictures. Picasso's genius manifested early, at the age of 10 he made his first paintings and at 15 he performed brilliantly on the entrance examinations to Barcelona's School of Fine Arts. His large academic canvas Science and Charity depicted a doctor, a nun, and a child at a sick woman's bedside, won a gold medal. One of Picasso's most famous works was "Guernica" his vision of the Spanish Civil war. Guernica was bombed by the Facist forces in 1937. Picasso reflects his country and its people by representing the pain and suffering experienced during the Spanish civil War. HE died in Mougins, France on April 8, 1973
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