Why Did Picasso’s Paintings Have Distorted Faces? In cubism, the subject is analyzed, fragmented and reassembled in an abstract form, depicting the subject from multiple perspectives to represent it in a greater context. In his attempt at portraying the person from every possible angle at once, Picasso interpreted the sitter’s thoughts and emotions in a single portrait. “There are so many realities that in trying to encompass them all one ends in darkness,” Picasso once said. “That is why, when