cubism
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Cubism. Themes:. Sought to deconstruct reality by using geometric designs as visual stimuli to re-create reality in the viewer’s mind Influences : African art (esp. tribal masks) Micronesian art Native American art. Styles. Analytical Cubism Period from 1910-1912 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Cubism
Themes:
Sought to deconstruct reality by using geometric designs as visual stimuli to re-create reality in the viewer’s mind
Influences: African art (esp. tribal
masks) Micronesian art Native American art
Styles Analytical Cubism Period from 1910-1912 breaking down or analysis of form Right angle and straight lines Simplified color schemes Complex, multiple views of object Forms generally compact and dense in the
center growing larger towards the edges
Synthetic Cubism After 1912 Emphasis on combination or synthesis of forms
in picture Color extremely important in shapes Smooth and rough surfaces contrast with each
other Frequently non-painted objects such as
newspapers or tobacco wrappers are pasted on canvas and combined with painted areas
Emphasis on differences in textures What is reality and what is illusion
Techniques • Emphasized the flat, 2D surface of the
picture plane• rejected traditional techniques (perspective,
foreshortening, modeling, and chiaroscuro• showed fragmented objects• cubist paintings showed letters, musical
instruments, bottles, pitchers, glasses, newspapers, still lifes, and the human face/figure
• analytical cubism (1910-1912)- paintings during this time portrayed breaking down/analysis of form, right angles and straight lines- colors were simple (tans, browns, blacks, grays, creams) to distract people from the primary interest the structure of form which are compact and dense
• synthetic cubism (after 1912)- emphasizes the blend of forms. colors are very important because they are larger and more decorative- had both smooth and rough surfaces including non-painted objects were put on the canvas (newspapers and tobacco wrappers) - stressed differences in texture and questioned what reality really was
Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table – Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso• One of the
founders of Cubism
Les Demoiselles d' Avignon
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard
George Braque
George Braque• Another founder of
Cubism
House at L'Estaque
Violin and Pitcher
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse• Influenced by Henri
Matisse
Connections
• Like Freud and Nietzsche, Cubist artists rejected rationalism