Cubism early 20 th century 1907 1914 Inspired

Cubism: early 20 th century: 1907 -1914. Inspired by primitive art, Post Impressionism, Geometry and the concept of viewing things some several different angles or perspectives at once. -Flat, broken imagery like shattered glass. -Incorporating collage and ready-mades, such as newspaper, wallpaper, saw -dust etc. -Dismantling reality and piecing it back together like a jumbled jig-saw. -Semi-abstract: Exploration of form, shape and texture. -Graphic, strong imagery. Picasso, Still Life with Guitar. 1913. Braque, The Violin, 1912.

Inspired by Seurat, Cezanne and primitive art.

Braque & Picasso Blue Period and Rose Period. Before Cubism. Clearly inspired by Post. Impressionist use of colour and brushstrokes.

Cubism: Young Ladies of D’Avignon, 1907 -Shows five prostitutes in a brothel in D’Avignon. -Faces modelled on African and Iberian sculpture. -Thought to be the 1 st Cubist artwork. -Fractured and sharp, using limited colour palette.

Cubism: Guernica, 1937 -Painted in response to the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War. -Depicts the bombing of the small town of Guernica on market day. -Painting is still so powerful as an outcry against war that it remains behind bulletproof glass. -“Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an act of war. ”

Cubism: Guernica, 1937

Cubism: Braque: Man with a Guitar, and Violin and Candelstick