1. Cubism Deena Sami Radhi 12F March 10 th, 2012

2. Introduction “When we discovered Cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering Cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us.” – Pablo Picasso. Cubism 1.Art movement 2.Abstract art 3.New style of art Thesis statement

3. Art movement in Paris ( between 1907 and 1914). Visual art style Modern art First style of Abstract art Invented by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque. What is Cubism?

4. Cubism characteristics Multiple angles Reconstruct objects 3-dimensional objects Geometric shapes Contrasting viewpoints Reality in paintings Depth and enrichment in paintings.

5. Analytic Cubism (1907-1912) First cubism phase Limited colors Multiple views of an object

6. Synthetic Cubism (1913-1920) Bright colors Contrasting textures Collage Fragmented forms Construction

7. Pablo Picasso (1881- 1973) Spanish painter Sculptor Invented cubism Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Abstracting his work Influenced by African sculptures

8. Blue and Rose period Blue period (1901-1906) 1.Dark colored 2.Depression 3.Sorrow Rose period (1904-1906) 1.Bright colors 2.Optimistic 3.Happy

9. Les Demoiselles d’Avigon Painted in 1907 Painted by Pablo Picasso African art First painting Modern art

10. Georges Braque (1882- 1963) French painter Sculptor Invented Cubism Geometry Light Houses at L’Estaque

11. The Influence of Cézanne French artist Geometric forms Abstract paintings Compressed picture Flatten space in paintings Braque

12. The influence of African art Western art African sculptures Les Demoiselles d’Avigon Style

13. Other artists of cubism: Fernand Leger Jean Mitzenger Romare Bearden Albert Gleizes Robert delaunay Juan Gris

14. Works Cited "Cubism." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. Florman, Lisa. "Picasso: Style and Meaning/Picasso and the Invention of Cubism/A Sum of Destructions: Picasso's Cultures and the Creation of Cubism/Picasso: The Cubist Portraits of Fernande Olivier." The Art Bulletin 86.3 (2004): 614+. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. Golding, John. Cubism: A History and an Analysis, 1907-1944. London: Faber and Faber, 1959. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. "Modern Art." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.

15. Works cited Bashkoff, Tracey. "From Picasso to Pollock: Classics of Modern Art: Highlighting the Aesthetic Vanguard from Cubism through Abstract Expressionism, This Wide- Ranging Exhibition Features Works by Some of the Last Century's Most Influential Artists." USA TODAY Sept. 2003: 36+. Questia. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. "Cubism - The First Style of Abstract Art." Cubism. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Cubism. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013.