1. Pablo Picasso What is Cubism?
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Pablo Picasso 
Guernica
What is Cubism? 

2. Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born more than 120 years ago (1881) in Spain.
Pablo Picasso made many pieces of art during his lifetime.
His work is often divided into three main periods.
Blues Period
(1901–1904)
Rose Period
(1904–1906)
Cubism Period
(1909–1912)
Self Portrait

3. Pablo Picasso – Blue Period
Gloomy and Dark
Monochromatic
Tints and shades of blue and blue-green
Femme aux Bras Croisés
The Old Guitarist

4. Pablo Picasso – Rose Period
Characterized by a more Cheery Style
Painted many images of Circus Life
Reds, Oranges and Pinks
Garçon à la Pipe
Acrobat and Young Harlequin

5. What is Cubism? Pablo Picasso – Cubism Period
Picasso developed Cubism along with another artist, George Braque. The two artists worked side by side during the cubism period.
One of the primary goals of cubism was to depart from the traditional understanding of perspective and space.

6. Pablo Picasso – Cubism Period
Traditional Painting

7. Pablo Picasso – Cubism Period
Characteristics of Cubism
Abstract
Simplified Geometric Shapes
Rearranged
More than One Point of View
Sometimes Had a Broken Mirror Effect

8. Abstract: Does not look like real life
Pablo Picasso
Self-Portrait
Abstract: Does not look like real life

9. Simplified Geometric Shapes
Pablo Picasso
The Three Musicians
Jacqueline with Crossed Hands
Harlequin
Simplified Geometric Shapes

10. Pablo Picasso
Rearranged
Portrait of Marie-Thérèse
Girl with a Boat

11. More Than One Point of View
Pablo Picasso
Girl with a Boat
Nusch Éluard
More Than One Point of View

12. Pablo Picasso
Portrait of
Kahnweiler
Broken Mirror Effect

13. Pablo Picasso – Cubism Characteristics of Cubism Abstract
Simplified Geometric Shapes
Rearranged
More than One Point of View
Sometimes Had a Broken Mirror Effect