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The world never looked the same again …

Explore the origins of Cubism, its three stages, key artists, and analysis of form in this informative fact file. Click on the buttons to dive deeper and search the web for more information.

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The world never looked the same again …

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  1. The world never looked the same again …

  2. 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

  3. When and what? • 1906 - 1914 • Three stages: • Early Cubism 1906 – 1909 • Analytical Cubism1909 – 1912 • Synthetic Cubism1912 - 1914 The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937

  4. Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints. The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Back to main questions Three Cubists Click on a picture to see more

  8. 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

  9. Back to 3 Cubists Back to main questions

  10. 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

  11. Back to main questions Back to 3 Cubists Juan Gris 1887 - 1927 Still Life (The Violin), 1913

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Back to questions Web search When you have finished looking at the presentation, choose one of the three artists’ and find answers to the questions in your web search about his life and painting. Use the links below to start your search: www.tate.org.uk • Type the artist’s name into the search +“biography”, then choose > Works http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/cubism/ • The Web Museum Paris www.artchive.com • Look up Cubism

  15. Cubist Relief work Still Life, Picasso 1914 [mixed media] Violin, Picasso 1915 [folded canvas]

  16. Cubist Relief work Pupil work in cardboard

  17. Back to questions Cubist Relief work Student work

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