Cubism Deena Sami Radhi 12 F March 10

Cubism Deena Sami Radhi 12 F March 10 th, 2012

Introduction • “When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us. ” – Pablo Picasso. • Cubism 1. Art movement 2. Abstract art 3. New style of art • Thesis statement

What is Cubism? • Art movement in Paris ( between 1907 and 1914). • Visual art style • Modern art • First style of Abstract art • Invented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque.

Cubism characteristics • • Multiple angles Reconstruct objects 3 -dimensional objects Geometric shapes Contrasting viewpoints Reality in paintings Depth and enrichment in paintings.

Analytic Cubism (1907 -1912) • First cubism phase • Limited colors • Multiple views of an object

Synthetic Cubism (1913 -1920) • • • Bright colors Contrasting textures Collage Fragmented forms Construction

Pablo Picasso (18811973) • • • Spanish painter Sculptor Invented cubism Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Abstracting his work Influenced by African sculptures

Blue and Rose period • Blue period (1901 -1906) 1. 2. 3. Dark colored Depression Sorrow • Rose period (1904 -1906) 1. 2. 3. Bright colors Optimistic Happy

Les Demoiselles d’Avigon • • • Painted in 1907 Painted by Pablo Picasso African art First painting Modern art

Georges Braque (18821963) • • • French painter Sculptor Invented Cubism Geometry Light Houses at L’Estaque

The Influence of Cézanne French artist Geometric forms Abstract paintings Compressed picture Flatten space in paintings • Braque • • •

The influence of African art • • Western art African sculptures Les Demoiselles d’Avigon Style

Other artists of cubism: er g e L d n Ferna Jean Mitzeng er Robert delaun ay en d r a e B e r a m o R Juan Gri s Albert G leizes

Works Cited • "Cubism. " The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6 th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. • Florman, Lisa. "Picasso: Style and Meaning/Picasso and the Invention of Cubism/A Sum of Destructions: Picasso's Cultures and the Creation of Cubism/Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier. " The Art Bulletin 86. 3 (2004): 614+. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. • Golding, John. Cubism: A History and an Analysis, 19071944. London: Faber and Faber, 1959. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. • "Modern Art. " The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6 th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.

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