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The world never looked the same again …. Fact File. When and what?. Why Cubism ?. Which artists?. Analysis of form. Click on the buttons to find out more. Web search. 3D Relief work. When and what?. 1906 - 1914 Three stages: Early Cubism 1906 – 1909 Analytical Cubism 1909 – 1912
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Fact File When and what? Why Cubism? Which artists? Analysis of form Click on the buttons to find out more Web search 3D Relief work
When and what? • 1906 - 1914 • Three stages: • Early Cubism 1906 – 1909 • Analytical Cubism1909 – 1912 • Synthetic Cubism1912 - 1914 The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937
Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints. The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907
European discovery of African, Micronesian, and Native American Art. influences
2. Paul Cezanne’s landscapes: Cezanne abandoned the role of perspective, to flatten the surface to show the difference between painting and reality. influences
Analytical Cubism:breaking down of the subject and the space around it into angular planes or facets that record different viewpoints and information; no interest in colour or texture Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a mantelpiece, Braque 1911
Synthetic Cubism:collages of interlocked fragments of newspaper, wallpaper, and labels with fragments of painting, drawing and writing; colour reintroduced & texture & pattern Bottle, Glass, Guitar and newspaper, Picasso 1913 Back to questions
Back to main questions Three Cubists Click on a picture to see more
Pablo Picasso1881- 1973 “We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth ..” Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle, 1914 Click to look more closely at the painting
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Back to 3 Cubists Georges Braque 1882- 1963 “When we created Cubism, we had no intention of creating Cubism, but of expressing what was inside us.” Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a mantelpiece, 1911
Back to main questions Back to 3 Cubists Juan Gris 1887 - 1927 Still Life (The Violin), 1913
Back to main questions Why Cubism? “Braque scorns form, reduces everything – figures and objects – to geometric diagrams, to cubes!”Louis Vauxcelles, art critic, 1908 Violin and Pitcher, Braque, 1910
Back to questions Analysis of form How did Cubism change the way we see the world? • Flat colour – no illusion of 3D by using shading or tonal modelling • Objects painted from different angles • Complex interlocking shapes create feelings of tension & anxiety in viewer • Vertical or diagonal plane lines disrupt the composition • Details are edited out = simplify, select & modify from nature
