CubismBy: Chase Kallil and Maya Rogowski

Paul Cézanne (1836-1906)

Post impressionist

Stressed the difference between a painting and reality.

Abandoned the tradition of perspective drawing

Three techniques of Cubism

Geometric

Simultaneity

Passage

“All nature is composed of cones, cubes, and spheres”

Mont Sainte-Victoire (Cézanne 1895)

Qurry Bibémus (Cézanne 1898-1990)

What influenced Cubism?

The idea that all shapes in nature are based on geometric form

All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly in motion

The angular forms and designs of African sculpture

Three Musketeers of Cubism

Pablo PicassoGeorges Braque

Juan Gris

What is Cubism?

Attempt to challenge traditional art

Investigation of reality and perception

Describe the concept of the 4-D

Portray more than just a formal appearance of an object

Distortion and deformation of known figures and forms in the natural world

General Overview

Born in Paris, France

Most influential art movement of 20th century

The first style of abstract art

Avant-garde movement

Height occurred before WWI

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Born in Malaga, Spain

Highly influenced by African masks

Founder of Analytic Cubism

Introduced collages

“Gallery Cubist”

Georges Braque (1882-1963)

Born in Spain

Influenced by African Masks & Iberian Sculpture

Constructed the “cube”

Founder of Analytic Cubism

“Gallery Cubist”

Juan Gris (1887-1927) Born in Madrid, Spain

He refined the Cubist vocabulary into an instantly recognizable language.

Leader of Synthetic Cubic movement

Influenced the Purism

Often referred to as the ‘Third Cubist’

“Salon Cubist”

Types of Cubism

Analytic

Synthetic

Analytic Cubism (1907-1912)

Monochrome brownish and neutral colors

Forms rigidly geometric

Compositions subtle and intricate

“Analyze” parts in terms of their shapes

Take objects apart and put them back together

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (Picasso 1907)

Le Viaduc à L’Estaque (Braque 1908)

Les Usines du Rio-Tinto à L'Estaque (Braque 1910)

Guitar Player (Picasso 1910)

Violin and Palette

(Braque 1909-

1910)

Girl with Mandolin Fanny Tellier (Pablo Picasso 1910)

Le Livre(Gris 1911)

Maquette for Guitar (Picasso 1912)

Synthetic Cubism

More abstract and less recognizable with its title

Bright Colors

Fewer and simpler forms

More decorative

More texture

Still life with Violin (Braque 1913)

Tenora (Braque 1913)

The Guitar (Gris 1918)

Still Life with Fruit Dish and Mandolin (Gris 1919)

Three Musicians (Picasso 1921)

Still life with Mandolin (Picasso 1924)

Guernica (Picasso 1937)

Influenced Artists

Henri Le Fauconnerier

Jean Metzinger

Albert Giezes

Fernand Leger

Robert Delaunay

Marcel Duchamp

Jacques Villon

Robert de la Freshaye

Influences

Revolutionized the 20th century

Created experimentation

Spread across the world

Futurism- Italy

Vorticism- England

Suprematism- Russia

Constructivism- Russia

Expressionism- Germany

More art movements branched off

Expressionism

Purism

Surrealism