1. Cubism
By: Chase Kallil and Maya Rogowski

2. Paul Cézanne (1836-1906)
 Post impressionist
 Stressed the difference between a
painting and reality.
 Abandoned the tradition of
perspective drawing
 Three techniques of Cubism
 Geometric
 Simultaneity
 Passage
 “All nature is composed of
cones, cubes, and spheres”

3. Mont Sainte-Victoire (Cézanne 1895)

4. Qurry Bibémus (Cézanne 1898-1990)

5. What influenced Cubism?
 The idea that all shapes in
nature are based on geometric
form
 All matter is made up of
atoms that are constantly in
motion
 The angular forms and
designs of African sculpture

6. Three Musketeers of Cubism
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
Juan Gris

7. What is Cubism?
 Attempt to challenge traditional art
 Investigation of reality and perception
 Describe the concept of the 4-D
 Portray more than just a formal appearance of an object
 Distortion and deformation of known figures and forms in the natural world

8. General Overview
 Born in Paris, France
 Most influential art movement
of 20th century
 The first style of abstract art
 Avant-garde movement
 Height occurred before WWI

9. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
 Born in Malaga, Spain
 Highly influenced by African masks
 Founder of Analytic Cubism
 Introduced collages
 “Gallery Cubist”

10. Georges Braque (1882-1963)
 Born in Spain
 Influenced by African Masks &
Iberian Sculpture
 Constructed the “cube”
 Founder of Analytic Cubism
 “Gallery Cubist”

11. Juan Gris (1887-1927)
 Born in Madrid, Spain
 He refined the Cubist vocabulary into an
instantly recognizable language.
 Leader of Synthetic Cubic movement
 Influenced the Purism
 Often referred to as the „Third Cubist‟
 “Salon Cubist”

12. Types of Cubism
Analytic
Synthetic

13. Analytic Cubism (1907-1912)
 Monochrome brownish and neutral colors
 Forms rigidly geometric
 Compositions subtle and intricate
 “Analyze” parts in terms of their shapes
 Take objects apart and put them back together

14. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (Picasso 1907)

15. Le Viaduc à
L’Estaque
(Braque 1908)

16. Les Usines du
Rio-Tinto à
L'Estaque
(Braque 1910)

17. Guitar Player (Picasso 1910)

19. Girl with Mandolin
Fanny Tellier (Pablo
Picasso 1910)

20. Le Livre
(Gris 1911)

21. Maquette for Guitar
(Picasso 1912)

22. Synthetic Cubism
 More abstract and less recognizable with its title
 Bright Colors
 Fewer and simpler forms
 More decorative
 More texture

23. Still life with
Violin (Braque
1913)

24. Tenora (Braque 1913)

25. The Guitar (Gris
1918)

26. Still Life with
Fruit Dish and
Mandolin (Gris
1919)

27. Three Musicians (Picasso 1921)

28. Still life with Mandolin (Picasso 1924)

29. Guernica (Picasso 1937)

30. Influenced Artists
 Henri Le Fauconnerier
 Jean Metzinger
 Albert Giezes
 Fernand Leger
 Robert Delaunay
 Marcel Duchamp
 Jacques Villon
 Robert de la Freshaye

31. Influences
 Revolutionized the 20th century
 Created experimentation
 Spread across the world
 Futurism- Italy
 Vorticism- England
 Suprematism- Russia
 Constructivism- Russia
 Expressionism- Germany
 More art movements branched off
 Expressionism
 Purism
 Surrealism