1. © RKM The world never looked the same again … Gorzycki Middle School

2. © RKM Fact File Analysis of form When and what? Cubism Why Cubism? Which artists? Web search Click on the buttons to find out more 3D Relief work

3. © RKM When and what? 1906 - 1914 Three stages: –Early Cubism 1906 – 1909 –Analytical Cubism 1909 – 1912 –Synthetic Cubism 1912 - 1914 The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937

4. © RKM Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints. The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907

5. © RKM 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

6. © RKM 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 Back to questions

7. © RKM Three Cubists Click on a picture to see more Back to main questions

8. © RKM Pablo Picasso 1881- 1973 Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle, 1914 Click to look more closely at the painting “We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth..”

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10. © RKM Georges Braque 1882- 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.” Back to 3 Cubists

11. © RKM Juan Gris 1887 - 1927 Still Life (The Violin), 1913 Back to main questions Back to 3 Cubists

12. © RKM Why Cubism? “Braque scorns form, reduces everything – figures and objects – to geometric diagrams, to cubes!” Louis Vauxcelles, art critic, 1908 Back to main questions Violin and Pitcher, Braque, 1910

13. © RKM Analysis 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? Back to questions

14. Measure every 3” draw grid © RKM

15. Draw a square connecting the middle points © RKM

16. Draw an x in the top rectangle and the bottom rectangle

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