Cubism

Question 1

African masks

Answer 1

• African artists depicted their subjects conceptually and very simplified and stylised
• They way they remember what the subject looks like was more important than what it actually looked like
• The dractic simplification does not represent the difference between that and naturalism, but the different interpretations of the subject
• Cezanne was also an important influence as he put emphasis on 2 dimmensionality and flatness and how he depicted multiple viewpoints

Question 2

Les Demoiselle d’avignon

Answer 2

• Heavily influenced by african art
• Figure on the far left is painted in Egyptian style
• Two figures in the middle are painted Iberian style with their faces profile but noses in side-view
• The two on the far right are painted African style
• The one on the right is painted in multiple viewpoints as if it was walked around
• The space is very flat and lacks deep space
• No foreground/background/middel ground

Question 3

Cezanne phase

Answer 3

• Breaking up objects into sharp, angular shapes
• Recreating different viewpoints
• Simplified, conceptual, geometric and disciplined
• Rocks, buildings and trees are stacked on top of each other instead of arranged next to/behind each other
• The trees fill up the entire space and leave no room for view to escape the scene
• There is no light or shadow so far away objects are painted the same as nearer objects
• Monochromatic

Question 4

Analytical phase

Answer 4

• Still lifes and portraits
• Depicted subjects from multiple perspectives(simultaneity)
• Space was flat as they emphasised the flatness of canvas
• Subject was broken up into small geometric shapes
• Used a pallete of ochres, browns, and greens
• Difficult to read, only give clues as to what the subject is
• Started using oval shaped canvases
• No distinction between foreground and background
• Based on reality

L’Estaque - Georges Braque

Question 5

The portuguese

Answer 5

• Based off of a guitar player Picasso saw
• There is no focal point
• Foreground is just as important as background
• Palette pf browns, greens, ochres, and grays
• Makes use of simultaniety
• Letters BAI are on the canvas
• The clue is the sound-hole and strings of the guitar

Question 6

Synthetic Phase

A synthesis or combination of different elements

Answer 6

• Juan Gris joins Picasso and Braque
• Introduces to paper collages by Picasso
• Paint and collage together\
• Painted part creates illusion while collage part refers to reality
• Still focused on real life but increasingly became more abstract and difficult to read
• First they pasted the paper then created contours that didnt match up with the subject
• Colour is reintroduced
• A combination of varying textures
• Exclusively still lifes