NG Kids takes a trip to Malaga in Spain, the birthplace Perfect of famous artist, Pablo Picasso... portrait Here’s how to create your own Picasso-inspired portrait...

Pablo Picasso is one of the most words were “piz, piz”, which is short well-known artists in the world. for lápiz – the Spanish word for He was born on 25 October 1881 pencil! Picasso’s paintings were so in Malaga, Spain. As a boy, Picasso good that by the time he was 13, spent a lot of his time painting with Picasso had become a better painter his father, who was also an artist. than his dad, who vowed to give up Many people believe that Picasso painting! After a lifetime creating art, was born to paint – and say his first Picassco died, aged 91, in 1973. Paint a picture of your face, Did you 1 including your ears, on a piece of know…? paper. Then, using scissors, cut the Picasso’s full name is Pablo Diego José painting up into odd shapes. Francisco de Paula Juan As well as paintings, Pablo Picasso Nepomuceno María de los created amazing sculptures, too! Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Matyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso. Phew! Painting for peace Picasso’s most famous artwork is the Guernica which is on display at the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, Spain. Picasso created this massive artwork to show the suffering people were going On another piece of paper, through in the Spanish Civil 2 paint your neck and shoulders War. Even today, this incredible and a plain head shape (like an oval). painting is used as a symbol for Now, paint a colourful background peace. Cool! on the same bit of paper.

Guernica is more than 3m high and 7m long!

Picasso was born in Malaga Spanish home Cool Malaga celebrates cubes Picasso’s birthday with a Picasso is also well known for festival every October. inventing a type of art called The Pablo Ruiz Picasso cubism. This style of art can seem Foundation Museum in strange at first – as if the objects the city is full of Picasso’s ART CLASS Next, rearrange the pieces of in the picture have been broken art. Find out more at 3 your face on your head and up and then put back together in malagaturismo.com shoulders. Position all of the pieces the wrong places. The idea behind Q Where was Picasso born? before starting to stick them down. cubism was to show a 3D object a) Spain b) France c) Italy Now you’ve got your very own on a flat surface – that’s why Go to ngkids.co.uk to read about more famous artists! Picasso-style painting! ears often appear on the front of NG Kids travelled to Malaga with Monarch. someone’s face! Monarch offers year-round flights to Malaga from Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester airports. For more information, visit monarch.co.uk

The Picasso museum in Malaga is The Bridgeman de Arte Reina Sofia,Spain/ Madrid, (1881-1973) Museo Nacional Centro Pablo Picasso, by , 1937 (oil on canvas) NG Kids stayed at the NH Malaga hotel. For found in the house where he was born! Man With Guitar is an example details, go to nh-hotels.com For more about National Geographic Kids Guernica Bridgeman ArtThe Library Museum: © Collection/ (1881-1973) Private Pablo Picasso, by 1911 (oil on canvas) Violin, With Man Art Library. pictures: © Getty framed Images UK. de Málaga. Picasso, y Deporte del Ayuntamiento Turismo de Málaga. © Area Port: Museo Picasso Malaga, log on to www.malagaturismo.com of Picasso’s cubist art! 6