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The world never looked The world never looked the same again …the same again …

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Analysis of form

When and what?

Why CubismCubism?

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3D Relief work

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When and what?When and what?• 1906 - 1914• Three stages:

– Early Cubism 1906 – 1909

– Analytical Cubism1909 – 1912

– Synthetic Cubism1912 - 1914

The Weeping Woman, Picasso 1937

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Early Cubism: depiction of the whole structure of the object and its position in space, combining different viewpoints.

The Vase, Bowl, Lemon, Picasso 1907

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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

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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

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Three Three CubistsCubists

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Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso 1881- 19731881- 1973

Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle,

1914

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“We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth ..”

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Georges Braque Georges Braque 1882- 19631882- 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.”

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Juan Gris 1887 - Juan Gris 1887 - 19271927

Still Life (The Violin), 1913

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Why Cubism?Why Cubism?“Braque scorns form, reduces everything – figures and objects –

to geometric diagrams, to cubes!”

Louis Vauxcelles, art critic, 1908

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Violin and Pitcher, Braque, 1910

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Analysis of formAnalysis 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

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www.tate.org.uk• Type the artist’s name into the search

+“biography”, then choose > Workshttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/cubism/ • The Web Museum Pariswww.artchive.com • Look up Cubism

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Cubist Relief workCubist Relief work

Still Life, Picasso 1914

[mixed media]

Violin, Picasso 1915

[folded canvas]

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Pupil work in cardboard

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