From an early age, Picasso demonstrated remarkable talent and zeal. After moving to Paris his art career exploded when he created the "Cubist" movement using shapes and dull colors to represent the subjects. Later he experimented with "Neo-Classicism" and "Surrealism." Picasso was not only a painter of great renown, but he was also a sculpture in his own right with Chicago's Daley Plaza home to one of his sculptures. No art exhibit could be complete without something from Picasso. Like our other artists, he too developed his own style: "Cubism," and like our other artists, he was not limited to the canvas. Influenced by many different sources, one can see his father's influence, as well as the great masters like Velaquez, Delacroix, and Manet.

Picasso's Bullfighting Scene (1901) should be included in the exhibit as it too is a colorful outdoor scene, but it also expresses Picasso's Spanish origin. One can see the influence of the Impressionists, but also the everyday themes of the classical masters like Reubens.

5. Jackson Pollock (Jan. 28,1912 - Aug. 11, 1956)

This American born artist was a major influence in the "Abstract Expressionist" movement who died tragically in an car accident at the age of just 44. While he was notorious for being a recluse, he gained wide popularity within his lifetime. He too used color in new and interesting ways to create very abstract, almost unrecognizable artwork.

Pollock is being chosen because he represents all that has come before him, he is the result of the other artists involved in this exhibition. One can see the influences of Picasso, Matisse, Seurat, and Renoir in his artworks. The use of color, the subject matter, application of paint, all indicate the influence...

It is the culmination of all that has come before, it is the extension of the others, reaching out into the future.
The exhibition is entitled "Outdoor Colors" and is meant to portray different artists, from different periods, painting in different styles, but all using colors to express the feeling of outdoors. One may say that these artists and their works are too similar, too related to each other, but they really are an example of artistic evolution over time. Each was a pioneer in their own time, and each created something new and exciting. And since the subject is outdoors, the paintings chosen will give the viewers a feeling of begin in the bright and colorful spring at first, but then slowly as the colors and subjects change, will end with a feeling of autumn and closure. This exhibit, ideally, should take place in an outdoor setting replete with trees, bushes, and all of nature. Having it take place in the open in Central Park will not only allow for the general public to attend, but will also make the venue a reflection of the paintings and the theme.

Works Cited

Courthion, Pierre. Georges Seurat. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1988. Print.

Cowling, Elizabeth. Matisse, Picasso. London: Tate Publishing, 2002. Print.

Frank, Elizabeth. Jackson Pollack. New York: Abbeville, 1983. Print.

Palau, I. Fabre, Josep. Picasso. New York: Rizzoli, 1985. Print.

White, Barbara Ehrlich. Renoir, His Life, Art, and Letters. New York: Abrams, 1984. Print.