Cubism Art Movements Cubism What is Cubism Cubism

Cubism Art Movements } Cubism

What is Cubism? Cubism was an art movement that officially lasted from 1907 -1914, but has continued to impact art to the present. } In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted form. } Can you see how the objects in the painting appear to have been broken and put back together? Goat's Skull, Bottle and Candle, 1952 http: //www. artlex. com/Art. Lex/c/cubism. html

Consider these questions: 1. What kinds of things are the subjects of these paintings? 2. Picasso said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth. " How do these artworks tell the truth? 3. What kind of lines do you see in these pictures? 4. What kind of shapes do you see in these pictures? 5. How do you think the artist created these pictures? 6. Do the pictures appear to be moving or still? Why? http: //www. kn. pacbell. com/wired/art 2/quiz/index. html

Juan Gris Fantômas, 1915 Chester Dale Fund 1976. 59. 1 http: //www. kn. pacbell. com/wired/art 2/quiz/index. html

Max Weber Rush Hour, New York, 1915 Gift of the Avalon Foundation 1970. 6. 1 http: //www. kn. pacbell. com/wired/art 2/quiz/index. html

Pablo Picasso Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle, 1914 Oil on Canvas http: //www. tate. org. uk

Reflect on these questions: 1. What kinds of things are the subjects of these paintings? 2. Picasso said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth. " How do these artworks tell the truth? 3. What kind of lines do you see in these pictures? 4. What kind of shapes do you see in these pictures? 5. How do you think the artist created these pictures? 6. Do the pictures appear to be moving or still? Why? http: //www. kn. pacbell. com/wired/art 2/quiz/index. html