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The world never looked the same again …
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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 © RKM
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When and what? 1906 - 1914 Three stages: Early Cubism 1906 – 1909
Analytical Cubism 1909 – 1912 Synthetic Cubism The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937 © RKM
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The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907
Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints. The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907 © RKM
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influences European discovery of African, Micronesian, and Native American Art. © RKM
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influences 2. Paul Cezanne’s landscapes:
Cezanne abandoned the role of perspective, to flatten the surface to show the difference between painting and reality. © RKM
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Braque’s Cubist Landscape
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Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a mantelpiece, Braque 1911
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 © RKM
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Bottle, Glass, Guitar and newspaper, Picasso 1913
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 © RKM
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Three Cubists Click on a picture to see more Back to main questions
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Click to look more closely at the painting
Pablo Picasso “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 © RKM
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Back to main questions Back to 3 Cubists © RKM
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Georges Braque “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 3 Cubists © RKM
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Juan Gris 1887 - 1927 Still Life (The Violin), 1913
Back to main questions Back to 3 Cubists © RKM
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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 main questions © RKM
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How did Cubism change the way we see the world?
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 Back to questions © RKM
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Picasso
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Umberto Boccioni (1882 – 1916) Italian
Dynamism of a Soccer Player (1913)
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Juan Gris © RKM
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Measure every 3” draw grid
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Draw a square connecting the middle points
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Draw an x in the top rectangle and the bottom rectangle
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