CUBISM

Cubism was a movement that began in France in the early 20th Century by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges BraqueThere are many different styles of Cubist art but all represent distortions of the visible world. Cubism rejected the idea of using perspective to create art as seen in nature. It was geometric and two dimensional. Objects were broken apart and the pieces could be viewed from all sides. Cubist painting is recognised as one of the great turning points in Western Art and was developed by PICASSO and BRAQUE. The name Cubism comes from a painting by BRAQUE which was described as being composed of cubes. A cubist painting might show the front, back and side views of an object all at the same time, making the image look very complicated. There are two types of Cubism: Analytical Cubism: breaking down of the subject and the space around it into angular planes or face that record different viewpoints and information; no interest in colour or texture Synthetic Cubism: collages of interlocked fragments of newspaper, wallpaper, and labels with fragments of painting, drawing and writing; colour reintroduced & texture & pattern

The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937

Picassos: Pipe, Glass, Bottle of Vieux Marc, 1914

The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907

Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle,1914

Georges Braque, Woman with a Guitar, 1913

Picassos The Guitar Player