Semantic Transformation in the Paintings of Pablo Picasso

Abstract

Abstract
This study, entitled “The Semantic Transformation in the Paintings of Pablo Picasso” examines the artistic and symbolic development in his works across multiple creative phases, focusing on how these transformations contributed to new concepts in modern art, particularly Cubism and Abstraction. The study aims to analyze Picasso’s artistic stages to understand the nature of semantic shifts in symbols and meanings and to identify the historical and social factors influencing his creative vision. Findings reveal that semantic transformation is reflected in the shift of subjects from isolated individuals in the Blue Period to social groups in the Rose Period, and in the use of color, from cold, melancholic tones to warm, intimate hues. The study concludes that these transformations mirror Picasso’s psychological, social, and artistic evolution, with the meanings of color and subject progressing from sorrow to intimacy and ultimately to abstraction and Cubism, redefining form and reality while advancing the visual language of modern art.