Cubism

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CubismCubism

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What is Cubism?What is Cubism? Cubism was an art movement that officially lasted from Cubism was an art movement that officially lasted from

1907-1914, but has continued to impact art to the 1907-1914, but has continued to impact art to the present.present.

In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analyzed, In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted form.and reassembled in an abstracted form.

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Goat's Skull, Bottle and Candle, 1952

Can you see how the objects in the painting appear to have been broken and put back together?

Consider these questions:

1.What kinds of things are the subjects of these paintings?2.Picasso said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth." How do these artworks tell the truth?3.What kind of lines do you see in these pictures?4.What kind of shapes do you see in these pictures?5.How do you think the artist created these pictures?6. Do the pictures appear to be moving or still? Why?

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Juan GrisFantômas, 1915Chester Dale Fund1976.59.1 http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/quiz/index.html

Max WeberRush Hour, New York, 1915Gift of the Avalon Foundation1970.6.1

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Pablo PicassoBowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle, 1914Oil on Canvas

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Reflect on these questions:

1.What kinds of things are the subjects of these paintings?2.Picasso said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth." How do these artworks tell the truth?3.What kind of lines do you see in these pictures?4.What kind of shapes do you see in these pictures?5.How do you think the artist created these pictures?6. Do the pictures appear to be moving or still? Why?

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