CUBISM

1. CUBISM

2. CUBISM • Cubism began between 1907 and 1908 by two artists, Pablo Picasso and George Braque. • Cubism is based on geometric shapes and distinct use of space Georges Braque Harbour 1908-1909 oil on canvas 92 x 73cm

3. PICASSO • Picasso and Braque were the • founding Fathers of Cubism. • Picasso was born in 1881 on October 25 • Picasso had been around art all his life, • for his father and mother both had art • careers • Picasso created over 22,000 works • before his death in 1973

4. PICASSO • Picasso was a draftsman at age 15 • when he was accepted into the • Royal Academy of Art in Barcelona. • Picasso had many different art Periods in his life, including his famous Blue Period and his Rose Period. • ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ was Picasso’s 1st Cubist-like work

5. Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, Guitar and Newspaper, 1913, collage and pen and ink on blue paper, 46.7 x 62.5 cm

6. Cubist Works by Picasso

7. BRAQUE • Braque was born in 1882 in France • Braque, like Picasso, gained his initial • art influence through his father. • In 1900 Braque moved to Paris to study • the famous works of the Fauve artists. • Included in these fauve artists was • Cezanne, whose work later inspired Cubism. • After fighting in World War I, Braque’s style • was as it would stay the rest of his life. • Braque died in 1963

8. Cubist Works by Braque

9. WHY CUBISM? Cubism was a movement that wanted to show all the angles of an object. Cubism was made to reject all past ideas of perspective and space.

10. CUBISM INFLUENCES French painter Paul Cezanne was said to have been a major influence in the Cubist works created by Picasso and Braque when cubism was being born. Cezanne’s simple and flattened forms most likely lead Picasso and Braque to take this art form to an all new movement of modern art.

11. CUBISM PHASES • Cubism was a movement in two phases • The 1st Phase was the Analytical Phase, • and the Second was the Synthetic Phase

12. Analytical Cubism • Analytical Cubism lasted until 1912 • Analytical Cubism emphasized not • making objects 3-D and merging • objects and their environments together.

13. Analytical Cubism In Analytical Cubism Objects were taken apart and put back together out of perspective to created the bizarre images.

14. Synthetic Cubism Synthetic Cubism emphasized the use of collages and combining different styles and materials into one painting.

15. Synthetic Cubist Works

16. Other Cubists Other famous Cubists include Fernand Leger and Juan Gris

17. Conclusion • Cubism is based on geometric shapes and distinct use of space • Pablo Picasso and George Braque started Cubism in the early 1900s • Picasso and Braque were greatly influenced by Cezanne when creating Cubism • Cubism had two styles: Analytical and Synthetic Cubism • Some great Cubists aside from Picasso and Braque • include Fernand Leger and Juan Gris

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