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The world never looked The world never looked the same again …the same again …
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Analysis of form
When and what?
Why CubismCubism?
Which artists?
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When and what?When and what?• 1906 - 1914• Three stages:
– Early Cubism 1906 – 1909
– Analytical Cubism1909 – 1912
– Synthetic Cubism1912 - 1914
The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937
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Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints.
The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907
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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
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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
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Three Three CubistsCubists
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Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso 1881- 19731881- 1973
Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle,
1914
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“We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth ..”
“We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth ..”
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Georges Braque Georges Braque 1882- 19631882- 1963
Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a mantelpiece, 1911
“When we created Cubism, we had no intention of creating Cubism, but of expressing what was inside us.”
“When we created Cubism, we had no intention of creating Cubism, but of expressing what was inside us.”
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Juan Gris 1887 - Juan Gris 1887 - 19271927
Still Life (The Violin), 1913
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Why Cubism?Why Cubism?
“Braque scorns form, reduces everything – figures and objects –
to geometric diagrams, to cubes!”
Louis Vauxcelles, art critic, 1908
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Violin and Pitcher, Braque, 1910
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Analysis of formAnalysis of form
• 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
How did Cubism change the way we see the world?
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Web searchWeb 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
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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:
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Still Life, Picasso 1914
[mixed media]
Violin, Picasso 1915
[folded canvas]
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Pupil work in cardboard
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Student work
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