the concept of death in existentialism and its reflection in picasso’s artworks

Existentialism, a 20th-century philosophical movement, emphasizes the importance of individual existence, freedom of choice, and responsibility in the face of death and the futility of life. this research focuses on picasso’s works and how the existentialist view of death has significantly influenced his artistic style, subjects and techniques. by carefully analyzing picasso’s key works, each of his works contains different symbols to represent death. this article explores the relationship between the existential anxiety caused by the awareness of death and its artistic expression and how picasso used visual elements such as cold colors, broken forms and distorted faces to convey existentialist concepts such as emptiness, loneliness and facing death. will be reviewed. by using the theories of existentialist philosophers such as jean-paul sartre, albert camus and martin heidegger, and matching them with art analysis, this research not only helps to gain a deeper understanding of picasso’s works, but also shows how art can be a powerful tool to express and explore complex philosophical concepts. specifically, this article focuses on heidegger’s concept of &moving towards death or being& and how it manifests in picasso’s works. in addition, the influence of personal events in picasso’s life, such as the death of his close friend carlos casaxmas and his experiences during the world wars, on his view of death and its reflection in his works are examined. this research has been compiled in a library method and has been analytically and descriptively concluded.