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Picasso is considered as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramicist, printmaker, poet, and practitioner, known for co-founding the Cubist movement. Regardless of the medium in which he worked, drawing, watercolor, pastel, monotype, etching, lithography, his name is synonymous with power, imagination, and creativity. Picasso's career can be categorized into various phases, including the period of Blue, Rose, Cubism, Neoclassicism and Surrealism. Along with Georges Braque, Picasso pioneered the Cubist style, a revolutionary style of abstract art with lots of geometric shapes, irregular forms and interesting bold colors. Picasso constantly reinvented his style, experimenting with different media and techniques. He was greatly influenced by African and Native American cultures, Assyrian and Egyptian art