Cubism

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Cubism

• Subject matter is broken apart and reassembled in
  an abstract form, emphasizing geometric shapes

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A new way of seeing the world

• Inspired by Cezannes small squarish brushstrokes
• Invented by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in
  1907
• Dismissed use of linear perspective,
  foreshortening, modeling, chiaroscuro
• Influenced by African masks
• Painting Les Demoiselles dAvignon inspired cubism

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Pablo Picasso 1881-1974

• Innovative
• Master of many styles
• Born in Spain, lived in Paris
• Excellent painter at age 19
• Invented cubism
• Greatest artist of 20th century
• Created many, many artworks

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Les Demoiselles dAvignon
When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the
aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to
express what was in us.
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Analytic Cubists "analyzed" natural forms and
reduced the forms into basic geometric parts on
the two-dimensional picture plane. Color was
monochromatic.
Woman with a guitar, Braque, 1910
Girl with a mandolin, Picasso, 1910
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Synthetic cubism . . .
. . . used more decorative shapes, stencilling,
collage, and brighter colors. Artists started to
use pieces of cut-up newspaper in their
paintings.
Three Musicians, Picasso, 1912
Bottle of Vieux Marc, Glass, Guitar and Newspaper
, Picasso, 1913
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Guernica, 1937
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Picasso painted Guernica for the Spanish
government to protest the massive bombing of the
small Basque town of Guernica, which was a center
of resistance in the ongoing civil war.