CubismBy Tim, Derek, and Dylan5th hourMs. Nancy

Characteristics of Cubism

• Emphasis on two-dimensionality

• Used multiple or contrasting view points

• Use of geometric shapes and edges

Picasso’s First

Les Demoiselles de Avignon

(1907)

Braque’s first painting

Houses at

L'Estaque (1908)

Analytical Cubism  (1910 – 1912)

• Broke up natural forms into little cubes or geometric shapes.

• Removed bright colours.

• Monochromatic concentration on line and form.

• Analytical Cubism was a direct development from Cezanne's approach to painting. 

• More difficult to interpret paintings.

Pablo Picasso Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

Pablo PicassoThe Guitar Player

Georges Braque Musical Instruments

Georges Braque Fruit Dish

Synthetic Cubism (1912 – 1920)

• Use of different materials to create painting

• Greater use of color to decorate.

• Attempted to create less depth (make more shallow)

• Creation instead of recreation.

Pablo Picasso Still Life With Chair-Canning

Pablo Picasso- Three Musicians

Juan Gris Harlequin with Guitar

Georges Braque The Musician (1917-18)

Comparison: Analytical v. Synthetic

Analytical

• Less Color

•More as many things altogether

•More painting

Synthetic

•More Colour•More as one• Use of different

mediums (materials)

Picasso’s Violin Braque’s Oval Still Life

Picasso’s Ma Jolie Braque’s Portuguese

Fernand Leger  The Bargeman (1919)

 

MarcelDuchampNude Descending Staircase No. 2 (1912) 

Pablo Picasso Head of a Woman (1908)

Juan Gris Violin and Glass (1918)