Cubism “bizarre cubiques” “full of little cubes”

Cubist Art objects that are broken into geometrical shapes and put back together in a more abstract way objects that are broken into geometrical shapes and put back together in a more abstract way the geometrical components become more important than the subject itself the geometrical components become more important than the subject itself monochromatic, more emphasis placed on the shapes monochromatic, more emphasis placed on the shapes Image represented from multiple viewpoints Image represented from multiple viewpoints Surfaces intersect at seemingly random angles Surfaces intersect at seemingly random angles Shallow, ambiguous space Shallow, ambiguous space

20 th century avant-garde art movement 20 th century avant-garde art movement Pioneered by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque (Montmartre, Paris) Pioneered by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque (Montmartre, Paris) Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne were both influential to the formation of Cubism and to the paintings of Picasso in Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne were both influential to the formation of Cubism and to the paintings of Picasso in Cezanne tended to break the surface into small areas of paint and simplified natural forms into cones, cylinders, and spheres. Cezanne tended to break the surface into small areas of paint and simplified natural forms into cones, cylinders, and spheres.

Avant-garde Pushing the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm (primarily in culture) Pushing the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm (primarily in culture) Innovative and ahead of the majority Innovative and ahead of the majority Promotion of radical social reforms Promotion of radical social reforms Work opposed to mainstream commercial values and often has an abrasive social or political edge. Work opposed to mainstream commercial values and often has an abrasive social or political edge.

Analytic Cubism 1907 – 1911, France 1907 – 1911, France Analysis of the subject; pulling it apart into planes Analysis of the subject; pulling it apart into planes Reduced natural forms to their geometric parts Reduced natural forms to their geometric parts Subdued colours (almost monochromatic) Subdued colours (almost monochromatic)

Synthetic Cubism - Movement spread until 1919 when the Surrealist movement gained popularity - Different textures, surfaces, collage elements, large variety of merged subject matte - Pushing of several objects together; less shading; flatter space - Picasso: “Still Life with Chair-caning”

Pablo Picasso “Still Life with Chair-Caning”, 1913 Picasso’s first piece of Synthetic Cubism “Ma Jolie”, Analytic Cubism

Georges Braque “Woman with a Guitar”, 1913 Early example of Synthetic Cubism “The Pedestal Table”, 1911 Example of Analytic Cubism