CUBISM CUBISM A movement that began in France

CUBISM

CUBISM A movement that began in France in the early 20 th Century by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque. George Braque Pablo Picasso

CUBISM Cubism rejected the idea of using perspective to create art as seen in nature. It was geometric and two dimensional. Objects were “broken apart” and the pieces could be viewed from all sides. Braque. “Violin and Candlestick”

PICASSO Picasso is best known for Cubism. In some of his pieces objects are geometrical but still easily identified. Pablo Picasso “Enamel Saucepan”

PICASSO Other pieces are a little more of a challenge to identify, but there are clues. Can you identify what is here? Pablo Picasso “Three Musicians”

PICASSO Some pieces are impossible to figure out. But, they make for interesting conversation. What do you think this is a painting of? “A Portrait of David-Henry Kahnweiler”

BRAQUE “When we created Cubism, we had no intention of creating Cubism, but of expressing what was inside us. ” George Braque “Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a mantelpiece” (1911)

CUBISM HOW DID CUBISM CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE THE WORLD? • Flat Color – no illusion of 3 D by using shading or tonal modelling • Objects painted from different angles • Complex interlocking shapes create feelings of tension & anxiety in viewer • Vertical or diagonal plane lines disrupt the composition • Details are edited out = simplify, select & modify from nature

ASSIGNMENT You will create a CUBIST-INSPIRED still life! REQUIREMENTS • 2 Contour Line Drawings of Still Life • 1 Value Still Life Drawing FINAL COMPOSITION • Collage 3 Drawings Together • Use Implied Texture • Use Shading