Welcome!
Are you ready to learn about Cubism
and what makes it unique? Come along
then, and let’s begin!
Objective 1
Given a PowerPoint lesson/presentation, the
student will be able to identify and describe how
Cubists used the art elements with one hundred
percent accuracy.
Objective 2
Given a PowerPoint presentation, the student
will be able to explain the art movement known
as Cubism and some of its history with complete
accuracy.
Standards
VA.3.7.1 2008
Apply elements (line, shape, form, texture, color, and
space) and principles (repetition, variety, rhythm,
proportion, movement, balance, emphasis) in artwork
that effectively communicates ideas.
VA.3.7.2 2008
Identify and discriminate between types of lines
(characteristics and qualities), shapes (geometric and
organic), textures (tactile and visual), colors (primary,
secondary, complementary), and space
(placement/overlapping/negative/positive/size), in own
work and the works of others.
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If you see a word underlined anywhere in
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definition!
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Now, let’s begin our journey about
cubism…
Cubism was an art movement that started around
1907.
In response to the old ways of painting, the cubists
went to find something new and different!
Cubists played with the perspective of the scene
they were painting.
They flattened it!
Analytical Cubism:
- beginning phase of the movement
- focused on using geometrical shapes to create a
sense of the object
Synthetic Cubism:
- second phase of movement (1912)
- use of collage shapes
- cubists used a cut-and-paste style
that combined different elements
to make the scene
Checkpoint
How many phases did Cubism have?
3
1
0
2
Your answer is correct!
Cubism had two phases: the analytic
phase and the synthetic phase.
I should probably mention the founders of this
movement…
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
were the leaders of Cubism!
Let’s begin our talk about how Cubists used
the art elements…
This is what makes Cubism unique!
Line
Click on any of
the elements to
find out how
they were used.
Shape
Color
Texture
Form
Space
Value
Activity is
next!
Cubists distorted
the form of the objects
they worked with,
even the body.
Cubists used many shapes because of their focus
on geometry. They used….
Rectangles
Cubes
Circles
Cylinders
Triangles
Cubists, at first, only really used blues, greys,
and browns.
But in 1912, more
color was added!
What else happened in 1912 that was discussed
earlier in this show?
Geometry (n) :
study in math that talks about the
relationship of lines, shapes, and
angles
Juan Gris
Portrait of Pablo Picasso
1912
Pablo Picasso
The Weeping Woman
1937
Cubists used mostly straight
and diagonal lines.
This is fitting with
the aspect geometry
played in the movement.
Lyonel Feininger
Barfüsserkiche
1924
Cubists reworked
the idea of space;
the back, front
and sides of
the subject are
interchangeable in
the scene.
Cubists didn’t focus on the texture of the object
because they didn’t want it to look realistic.
See how the
same texture is
on every
object?
Georges Braque
Little Harbor in Normandy
1909
Although Cubists flattened the perspective,
value was used to enhance the scene and make
it more recognizable.
Jean Metzinger
La Femme à l'Éventail,
Woman with a Fan
1913
Interchangeable (adjective) :
when two things are able to be put or used
in place of each other
Georges Braque
Viaduct L’Estaque
1908
Pablo Picasso
Woman with Mandolin
1910
Perspective (n) :
technique of creating volumes and
spatial relationships on a flat surface
Paul Cezanne
Bibemus Quarry
1895
Pablo Picasso
The Guitar Player
1910
Georges Braque
Violin and Jug
1910
Pablo Picasso
Glass and Bottle of Suze
1912
I’m sorry this is incorrect…
Cubism had two phases: the analytic
phase and the synthetic phase.
Shapes used?
What do you see?
Colors used?
Lines used?
Value used?
How is the
form
reworked?
Quiz!
I know that was a lot of information,
but you can do it!
Click the “next” button
What did cubists do the space of the scene they
were painting?
Did your answer say something like, “Cubists
reworked the space; the different angles were
made interchangeable”?
Submit
Why didn’t Cubists use a lot of texture in their
work?
Did you say something like, “because
they didn’t want to make the image
too realistic”?
Submit
What did Cubists do to the perspective of their
works?
Made it super realistic
They flattened it
I’m sorry this is incorrect ....
Cubists flattened the perspective of the scene
they were painting.
Your answer is correct !
Cubists flattened the perspective of the scene
they were painting.
Finished!
Way to go, you have finished this lesson! Now you
are an expert on Cubism!
Save this to your computer before exiting.
And remember, the next time you look at a piece of
art, try to see the different art elements the painter
used.