ERICA BAUM/PABLO

PICASSO/ME

B Y TA R A W

I LF E R T

ERICA BAUM• Uses cubism in her work• Described as almost abstract with black and white printed

geometries

•Born in 1961, New York

•Lives and works in New York

•Received a B.A. in anthropology from Barnard College; M.F.A. in Photography from the Yale School of Art

•Exhibited in New York, Berlin, Lausanne, London, Athens, Malmö and other

•Current series called “Naked Eye”

Background

Shift

EXAMPLES OF HER WORK

PABLO PICASSO• Co-founded the cubist movement, invented structured sculpture,

and co-invented collage• One of the most influential artists of the 20th century• Many different styles: blue period, rose period, cubism,

classicism, and surrealismBackground• Spanish painter, sculptor,

printmaker, ceramicist (among other things)

• Spent most of life in France• Born in October, 1881• Birth name: Pablo Diego José

Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Les Demoiselles

d'Avignon

HIS WORK

MY WORK• Incorporation of both these artists• Representation of culture through a

mixture of features• All equal, yet unique individuals

ProcessStep I

• Brainstorm ideas• Choose theme

Step 2

• Pick specific idea

• Find artist to

relate it to

Step 3• Take pictures!

• Begin to organize them

Step 4• Put the pictures

together• Final product

BEGINNING PICTURES

SPECIFIC FEATURES - EARS

SPECIFIC FEATURES - NOSES

SPECIFIC FEATURES - EYES

SPECIFIC FEATURES - MOUTHS

ROUGH DRAFTS

FINAL PRODUCTS