Mfarhanonline Social Media News: Google ‘s logo on Friday is an unreadable agglomeration of cubist images designed to salute Spanish painter Juan Gris. Born on March 23, 1887, Gris, a contemporary and friend of Pablo Picasso’s, studied mechanical drawing at the Escuela de Artest y Manufacturas in Madrid from 1902 to 1904. Gris began to paint seriously in 1910, eventually developing a cubist style. In 1919, Gris held his first major solo show in Paris. Gris’s fame continued into the 20′s, but his career was cut short when he died of renal failure in 1927, at the age of 40. SEE ALSO: Where Do Google Doodles Come From? Though Google likes to spotlight heroes of science in its Google Doodles, the company also likes to feature artists on occasion. On Jan. 7, Google honored cartoonist Charles Addams on his 100th birthday with a Doodle featuring the Addams Family. Earlier this month, Google feted origami pioneer Akira Yoshizawa’s 101st birthday. What do you think of Google’s latest Doodle? Sound off in the comments. The Christmas Google Doodle Each package gets larger with a mouse-over, and a click on it returns search results pertinent to a specific country or the particular items featured in a scene. This one is from December 24, 2010. Click here to view this gallery. More About: artists , Google , google doodles , trending For more Dev & Design coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Dev & Design on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Dev & Design channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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