Cubism Flashcards
Background
It was an important and radical art revolution. Since the renaissance, artists worked perspectively, where the eye rules and the artwork is naturalistic. This idea was challenged by many artists since Impressionism. Eg. Emotional response, abstract paintings unrelated to the natural world, liberating colour from it descriptive use. Cubism however presented a real change by working conceptually. It cubism the brain rules, and the artist is concerned with what he knows. Flatness is emphasised with no traditional space
Who developed cubism
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
Who were some cubist artists
Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Juan Gris
Influences on cubism
African art
Cézanne
How did african art influence cubism
Picasso and Braque collected african masks the african sculptor approaches his subject in a conceptual way .˙. Stylised and simplified forms.
How did Cézanne influence cubism
His ideas of numerous viewpoints and the underlying structure of things. Also his ideas abut flatness and the emphasis on the two-dimensional
What were the three phases of cubism
Cézanne phase
Analytical phase
Synthetic phase
Cézanne phase
Phase where Picasso and Braque worked individually Cézanne,s influence was taken further to a conceptual reacting of different viewpoints and a break-up of forms into sharp, angular shapes.
Summary
Cubism drew attention to contradictions involved in depicting a 3D Sean on a 2D surface. It always kept a link with reality and never became completely abstract
Analytical cubism broke down real objects into different parts.
Synthetic cubism built up recognisable images from abstract parts using ready-made material.
Picasso
Spanish born painter. Spent most of his life in France. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century who co-developed cubism. Also worked with a variety of styles that had a profound influence on other artists he is known for his paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and stage deigns.
