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CUBISMCUBISMTHE FIRST FORM OF ABSTRACT ART THE FIRST FORM OF ABSTRACT ART

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Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music and inspired related movements in music and literature.literature.

Avant-garde is used to refer to people or Avant-garde is used to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.politics.

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1. Analytic Cubism, was both 1. Analytic Cubism, was both radical and influential as a short but highly radical and influential as a short but highly significant art movement between 1907 significant art movement between 1907 and 1911 in France.and 1911 in France.

2. Synthetic Cubism, the movement spread 2. Synthetic Cubism, the movement spread and remained vital until around 1919, when and remained vital until around 1919, when the Surrealist movement gained popularity.the Surrealist movement gained popularity.

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Characteristics:Characteristics:

1.1.Objects are shown from multiple Objects are shown from multiple perspectives at once.perspectives at once.

2.2.Everything is portrayed with geometric Everything is portrayed with geometric shapes.shapes.

3.3.It portrayed a “new way of seeing,” which It portrayed a “new way of seeing,” which infused observations and memories into infused observations and memories into paintings.paintings.

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CUBISM-CUBISM- Most Popular Cubist Most Popular Cubist ArtistsArtists

Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso Georges BraqueGeorges Braque Juan GrisJuan Gris

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CUBISMCUBISM-Cubist Painting-Cubist PaintingSome Examples of Cubist Some Examples of Cubist

PaintingPainting

Portrait of Portrait of Daniel-Daniel-Henry Henry

Kahnweiler Kahnweiler by Picassoby Picasso

Still Life Still Life with Fruit with Fruit Dish and Dish and Mandolin, Mandolin,

by Juan Grisby Juan Gris

Women Women with a with a

Guitar by Guitar by Georges Georges BraqueBraque

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CUBISMCUBISM-Influences-InfluencesInfluences on CubismInfluences on Cubism

* African art has * African art has influenced many art influenced many art movementsmovements* Motivated artists to * Motivated artists to create their own create their own interpretations of what interpretations of what they sawthey saw* Themes adapted from * Themes adapted from African artAfrican art* Distorted African masks * Distorted African masks influenced the earliest influenced the earliest cubist paintings.cubist paintings.

Les Les Demoiselles Demoiselles d’Avignon – d’Avignon – Pablo Picasso – Pablo Picasso – 19071907

Fang Mask 56 Fang Mask 56 – the Fang – the Fang tribetribe

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CUBISMCUBISM-in Other Field-in Other Field

Sculpture - Sculpture - Woman's Woman's

Head, Otto Head, Otto Gutfreund, Gutfreund,

Cubist House Cubist House of the Black of the Black Madonna, Madonna, Prague, Prague, Czech Czech

RepublicRepublic

A part of the A part of the enormous enormous Creators of Creators of

the Bulgarian the Bulgarian State State

monument monument near Shumennear Shumen

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CUBISMCUBISM-early years-early yearsEarly YearsEarly Years

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain.in Malaga, Spain.

Picasso’s father José Ruiz y Blasco was also a Picasso’s father José Ruiz y Blasco was also a painter himself. He taught him the basics of painter himself. He taught him the basics of formal and academic art training.formal and academic art training.

Picasso attended many art schools during his Picasso attended many art schools during his childhood. He never finished his studies at childhood. He never finished his studies at the Academy of Arts in Madrid, dropping out the Academy of Arts in Madrid, dropping out after only a year.after only a year.

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The Blue The Blue PeriodPeriod

1901 - 19041901 - 1904

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CUBISMCUBISM-blue period-blue period* Characterized by a * Characterized by a predominantly blue palette predominantly blue palette and subjects focusing on and subjects focusing on outcasts, beggars, and outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes.prostitutes.

* This particular pigment is * This particular pigment is effective in conveying a effective in conveying a somber tone.somber tone.

* The psychological trigger * The psychological trigger for these depressing for these depressing paintings was the suicide of paintings was the suicide of Picasso's friend Casagemas. Picasso's friend Casagemas.

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The composition The composition is is

•stilted, stilted, •the space the space compressedcompressed•the gestures stiffthe gestures stiff•and the tones and the tones predominantly predominantly blueblue

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The Blind Man's Meal (1903)The Blind Man's Meal (1903) Woman with A crowWoman with A crow (1903)(1903)Toledo Museum of ArtToledo Museum of Art

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The Rose The Rose PeriodPeriod

1901 - 19041901 - 1904

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CUBISMCUBISM-rose period-rose periodPicasso's palette brightened, the Picasso's palette brightened, the paintings dominated by pinks paintings dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and and beiges, light blues, and roses.roses.

His subjects are saltimbanques His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive.mute and strangely inactive.

The generally upbeat and The generally upbeat and optimistic mood of paintings in optimistic mood of paintings in this period is reminiscent of the this period is reminiscent of the 1899–1901 period.1899–1901 period.

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Family of Saltimbanques (1905)Family of Saltimbanques (1905) Boy with a PipeBoy with a Pipe

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* In late 1906, Inspired by * In late 1906, Inspired by Cézanne's flattened depiction of Cézanne's flattened depiction of space, and working alongside space, and working alongside his friend Georges Braque, he his friend Georges Braque, he began to express space in began to express space in strongly geometrical terms.strongly geometrical terms.

* These initial efforts at * These initial efforts at developing this almost developing this almost sculptural sense of space in sculptural sense of space in painting are the beginnings of painting are the beginnings of Cubism.Cubism.

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Gertrude Stein (1906) Self-Portrait with Palette (1906)

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CUBISM- CUBISM- Les Demoiselles Les Demoiselles d'Avignon d'Avignon

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Analytic Cubism Analytic Cubism (1909–1912)(1909–1912)

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CUBISM- Analytic CUBISM- Analytic * The period of cubism where it’s really hard to * The period of cubism where it’s really hard to tell what anything is, and who the artist is.tell what anything is, and who the artist is.* objects were deconstructed into their * objects were deconstructed into their components.components.

* In some cases, this was a means to depict * In some cases, this was a means to depict different viewpoints simultaneously different viewpoints simultaneously

* In other works, it was used more as a method of * In other works, it was used more as a method of visually laying out the FACTS of the object, rather visually laying out the FACTS of the object, rather than providing a limited mimetic representation. than providing a limited mimetic representation.

* The aim of Analytical Cubism was to produce a * The aim of Analytical Cubism was to produce a conceptual image of an object, as opposed to a conceptual image of an object, as opposed to a perceptual one.perceptual one.

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Accordionist (1911)Accordionist (1911) The Guitar Player (1910)The Guitar Player (1910)

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Synthetic Synthetic cubism cubism

(1912–1919)(1912–1919)

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* In 1912, Picasso took the * In 1912, Picasso took the conceptual representation of Cubism conceptual representation of Cubism to its logical conclusion by pasting an to its logical conclusion by pasting an actual piece of oilcloth onto the actual piece of oilcloth onto the canvas.canvas.

* It was a further development of the * It was a further development of the genre, in which cut paper fragmentsgenre, in which cut paper fragments—often wallpaper or portions of —often wallpaper or portions of newspaper pages—were pasted into newspaper pages—were pasted into compositions.compositions.

* Some of the finest Synthetic Cubist * Some of the finest Synthetic Cubist work, both visually and conceptually, work, both visually and conceptually, are the collages.are the collages.

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Woman in an Armchair (1913)Woman in an Armchair (1913) Portrait of a Girl (1914Portrait of a Girl (1914)

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Harlequin and Woman with a Harlequin and Woman with a Necklace (1917)Necklace (1917)

Glass and Bottle of Suze (1912)Glass and Bottle of Suze (1912)

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After Cubist After Cubist Period Period

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* After the war, Picasso, reflecting * After the war, Picasso, reflecting society's disillusionment and shock society's disillusionment and shock with the technological horrors of the with the technological horrors of the war, reverted to a Classicist mode of war, reverted to a Classicist mode of representation. representation.

* During the '30s Picasso became * During the '30s Picasso became tangentially connected with the tangentially connected with the Surrealist movement.Surrealist movement.

* After 1935 he returned to * After 1935 he returned to Classicism.Classicism.

* By the late '30s, Picasso was the * By the late '30s, Picasso was the most famous artist in the world.most famous artist in the world.

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Three musicians (1921)Three musicians (1921)

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Guernica (1937)Guernica (1937)

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Sculptor PicassoSculptor Picasso

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Picasso explored other artistic styles to Picasso explored other artistic styles to express himself, including sculpture. express himself, including sculpture.

Mandolin and Clarinet and Chicago Picasso Mandolin and Clarinet and Chicago Picasso are two examples of cubist sculpture.are two examples of cubist sculpture.

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Mandolin and ClarinetMandolin and Clarinet

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