Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Malaga, Spain, son of an artist, Jose Ruiz, and Maria Picasso. Pablo decided at a young age to adopt his mother’s name Picasso, rather than his father’s much more common name, Ruiz . An artistic prodigy, Picasso, at the age of 14, completed the one month qualifying examination of the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona in one day. From there he went to the Academy of San Fernando …showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…Picasso and many more museums where they kept but it would be impossible to list all of his works. Of all the famous artists that ever lived I think Pablo Picasso is my all time favorite. I like his creativity and his ability to make works of art out of pots and baskets. Although some of his paintings are a little off the wall and odd looking they are still very cool in my opinion.