1. Produce Like Picasso

2. In ancient times, art teachers told their
students that “finishing is better than starting.”
Today, you are going to learn about the
greatest artist of the 20th century and,
perhaps, the greatest finisher of all-time: Pablo
Picasso.
“Finishing is better than starting.”

3. August 25,1944: Liberation Day in Paris

4. Aerial Dogfights Around Paris

5. Street to Street F
ighting

6. Snipers Shoot from the Rooftops

7. In His Studio, Picasso F
ocuses…

8. A Stray Bullet Barely Misses His Head
Moves his art supplies, model, and his dog to a new location. Finishes 5 pieces.

9. Why Picasso?

10. Hi, my name is
Brian Sullivan.
@bigdesign
@BrianKSullivan
#picasso

11. Design Strategy & Execution
Run 3 start of the art UX testing facilities at a major software firm.

12. Writer and Speaker

14. J. Schuh is a Creative Person

15. September 4-6, 2014
We organize the Big Design Conference.

16. Design Like Da Vinci

17. 13,000 Pages of Sketches
Da Vinci was great at the first 10%, which is starting a project.

18. Only 30 Finished Paintings

19. Picasso was a Prolific Producer
Completed Projects
Source: Guinness Book of World Records (2013)

20. The Louvre Shows 35,000 Pieces of Art
Picasso once said, “Give me a museum and I will fill it up.”
He could fill up this museum more than 4 times over.

21. A T of T Masters
ale wo
Da Vinci did the first 10%.
Picasso did the last 10%.
13,000 pages of sketches
13,500 finished paintings

22. Most Stolen Artist in the World
Stolen Pieces of Art
Source: BBC Special Report (2010)

23. Daily Average F His Career
or
Number of Days Per Year
x Years of Picasso’s Career
Number of Days Worked
365.25
75
27,394
Daily Average for His Career = 7

24. Known for His Artistic Periods
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Traditional (in school)
Blue Period
Rose Period
African-Influenced
Cubism
Neo-Classicalism
Surrealism

25. 10 of Top 50 Paintings Sold at Auction

26. We Kept Coming Back to This Number
Completed Projects
Source: Guinness Book of World Records (2013)

27. Read
13 Books on Picasso

28. Can We Apply Picasso to Our Work?

29. 5P’s of Productivity

30. Passion

31. Passion Leads to Productivity
“Art is a lie, which makes
us see the truth.”
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Find your passion.
Get support.
Educate yourself.
Develop your brand.
Life events fuel passion.

32. Picasso’s F Word: Pencil
irst
His first word was “piz”,
which is short for lapiz. It
means ‘pencil’ in Spanish.
Picasso at age 4.

33. Picasso’s F T His Son
ather aught
• Jose Ruiz taught brush
technique. He was known
for painting doves.
• When he notices his
son loves to draw, the
lessons begin.

34. “The Back, The T and The Ear”
ail,
While cutting out paper animals with his sister,
she challenges him to start in different places.
Years later, Picasso said he believed his talent
was magical because he could start anywhere.
Source: John Richardson, A Life of Picasso: Volume 1, 2012.

35. F Oil Painting of Picasso
irst
• Picasso finished his first oil
painting at 9 years of age.
• Upon seeing it, his father
said he no longer wanted
to paint.
Picasso’s Le Picador (1890)

36. Huge Desire T Build a Personal Brand
o
• Pablo Picasso’s birth name:
Pablo Diego José Francisco
de Paula Juan Nepomuceno
María de los Remedios
Cipriano de la Santísima
Trinidad Ruiz
• Mother’s maiden name:
Maria Picasso y Lopez
Picasso’s Dona Maria (1923)

37. The Name is The Brand
“Can you imagine me being
called Ruiz? Pablo Ruiz?
Diego-Jose Ruiz?
Have you ever noticed the
double “s” is very rare in
Spanish? There’s a double
“s” in Matisse, Rousseau,
and Picasso.”
Different signatures:
Pablo Ruiz
P. Ruiz
P. Ruiz Picasso
P. R. Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Paul Picasso
Picasso
Source: John Richardson, A Life of Picasso: Volume 1, 2012.

38. Barcelona School of F Arts
ine
Picasso finishes a one-month entrance exam in one week.
He’s immediately accepted, but often daydreams in classes.

39. Often Sent to Detention
"For being a bad student, I was sent to detention.
I liked it there, because I took along a sketch pad
and drew incessantly. I could have stayed there
drawing forever."

40. T
rauma F His Passion for Art
ueled
• When he was 13