Early 20 th Century styles based on SHAPE
Early 20 th Century styles based on SHAPE and FORM: Cubism Futurism Art Deco to show the ‘concept’ of an object rather than creating a detail of the real thing to show different views of an object at once, emphasizing time, space & the Machine age to simplify objects to their most basic, primitive terms
Pablo Picasso 1888 -1973 Considered most influential artist of 20 th Century Blue Period Rose Period Analytical Cubism Synthetic Cubism
Girl Wearing Large Hat Early Work, 1901. Lola, the artist’s sister Early Work, 1901.
Blue Period (1901 -1904) Moves to Paris in his late teens Coping with suicide of friend Paintings were lonely, depressing Major color was BLUE!
Pablo Picasso, Blue Nude, 1902. BLUE PERIOD
Pablo Picasso, Self Portrait, 1901. BLUE PERIOD
Pablo Picasso, Tragedy, 1903. BLUE PERIOD
Pablo Picasso, Le Gourmet, 1901. BLUE PERIOD
Rose Period (1904 -1906) Much happier art than before Circus people as subjects Reds and warmer colors Pablo Picasso, Harlequin Family, 1905. ROSE PERIOD
Pablo Picasso, La Familia de Saltimbanques, 1905.
Pablo Picasso, Girl With a Goat, 1906. ROSE PERIOD
Much more abstract than before… Pablo Picasso, Composition with Skull, 1908.
Georges Braque, Musical Instruments, 1908.
Georges Braque, Fruitdish, 1908 -09.
Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians, 1921.
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon, 1907. “I paint forms as I think them, not as I see them”
Major Influences… Paul Cezanne (Post-Impressionist) Femme de Vert 1909
Major Influences… African Zimba Mask Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907.
Major Influences… African Zimba Mask
Analytical Cubism Little contrast in color Complex and systematic design Faceted shapes, translucent divisions of space Differing views of the same subject in the same work Invented by Picasso and George Braque- at the same time, but not really in collaboration Retains some sort of depth Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Vollard, 1910. ANALYTICAL CUBISM
Pablo Picasso, Aficionado, 1912. ANALYTICAL CUBISM
Pablo Picasso, Glass and Bottle of Suze, 1912. SYNTHETIC CUBISM
Synthetic Cubism Invented by Braque and Picasso Puts forms back together after breaking them apart “Collage” comes from French word for “glue” Foreign materials are pasted onto the design- makes the collage look like a real surface George Braque, Gillet, 1914. New Space Concept - first since Masaccio Scraps are changed and painted on, giving them a double meaning
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