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Nude Descending a Staircase, 1912 Marcel DuChamp. Cubism. All About Cubism. Early 1900s Paris, France Picasso, Barque Influences African Art Primitive Cultures World War I. Characteristics of the Cubist Movement. Art should not copy nature Rejection of traditional techniques
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Nude Descending a Staircase, 1912 Marcel DuChamp Cubism
All About Cubism • Early 1900s • Paris, France • Picasso, Barque • Influences • African Art • Primitive Cultures • World War I
Characteristics of the Cubist Movement • Art should not copy nature • Rejection of traditional techniques • Emphasis of 2 dimensions • Break down into geometric shapes • Overlapping Planes • Various Vantage Points
Key Artists • Pablo Picasso • Georges Barque • Marcel DuChamp
Pablo Picasso Les Demoiselles D’Avignon 1907
Georges Barque The Portuguese 1911
Pablo Picasso Self Portrait 1907
Pablo Picasso Girl Before a Mirror 1932
Pablo Picasso Portrait of Dora Maar 1937
Pablo Picasso NuschElouard 1937
Georges Barque Castle at La Rouce-Guyo 1907
Georges Braque
Your Assignment: Cubist Self Portraits • You will create a self portrait in the style of Pablo Picasso’s late career portraits through the steps below: • Play Roll a Picasso to create two different portraits • Practice portraits of person sitting across from you • Bring in a picture of yourself • Sketch yourself from a Cubist style • Outline in Sharpie • Paint the rest
THINGS TO REMEMBER Doesn’t have to be whole body- can be chest up Multiple Points of View It is NOT supposed to look like you! Face shape does not have to be an oval Bright, bold colors Very simple background-blocks of color Basic geometric shapes