CUBISM & PICASSO CUBISM CUBISM & PICASSO I paint forms as I think them not as I see them Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon, 1907. 20th CENTURY ART Cubism show the ‘concept’ of an object rather than details of the real thing Picasso, Enamel Saucepan, 1945 (Synthetic Cubism) CUBISM & PICASSO BRAQUE, Houses at L'Estaque L'Estaque,1908 Paul Cezanne La Montagne Saint Victoire Barnes, 1885 French art critic Louis Vauxcelles created the term Cubism after seeing Braque’s landscapes at L'Estaque in modeled after the work of Paul Cezanne. CUBISM & PICASSO "Every thing in nature takes it's form from the sphere, cone or cylinder." - Paul Cezanne Self-Portrait, Paul Cezanne, 1879-82 (140 Kb); Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 20 5/8"; Tate Gallery, London CUBISM & PICASSO GEORGES BRAQUE 'Viaduct at L'Estaque', 1908 (oil on canvas) Paul Cezanne's influence most noted in Georges Braque's work Road near L'Estaque. CUBISM & PICASSO Primitive Cubism or Proto Cubism 1907 to 1908 Analytical Cubism High Analytical or Hermetic Cubism 1909 to 1912 1910 to 1912 Synthetic Cubism 1912 to 1920 http://www.arthistoryunstuffed.com/tag/hermetic-cubism/ CUBISM & PICASSO Primitive Cubism began in 1907 until 1908 The Vase, Bowl, Lemon Picasso 1907 CUBISM & PICASSO Georges Braque, Musical Instruments, 1908. 20th CENTURY ART simplify objects to their most basic, primitive terms Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon , 1907 CUBISM & PICASSO Analytical Cubism Began 1908 to 1912 Exploration of a subject’s pure form Mentally broke the subject into flat planes and arranged them in complex, overlapping relationships Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963). Violin and Palette (Violon et palette), September 1, 1909. Oil on canvas. CUBISM & PICASSO Limited Monochromatic Palette grays, browns, dark greens, ochre, dark yellows Picasso's Ma Jolie from 1912 is a classic example of this technique. CUBISM & PICASSO "high" Analytic Cubism (1910–12), also called hermetic Candlestick and Playing Cards on a Table, Autumn 1910 Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963)Oil on canvas CUBISM & PICASSO The composition of this small oval painting consists of clearly defined Cubist planes in hues of brown and ocher highlighted by black and white. CUBISM & PICASSO At the center can be identified the corner of a table upon which rests the round base of a brass candlestick CUBISM & PICASSO and, at the right, two playing cards —the ace of hearts and the six of diamonds. CUBISM & PICASSO In rectangular Analytic Cubism, planes and facets of forms concentrate in the center of a composition, Still Life with a Bottle of Rum, 1911Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)Oil on canvas CUBISM & PICASSO and the corners remain relatively empty. Still Life with a Pair of Banderillas, Summer 1911Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963)Oil on canvas CUBISM & PICASSO An oval format avoids such corners, and therefore Braque and Picasso sometimes favored this shape. The Clarinet (La clarinette), summer-fall 1912. Oil with sand on fine linen canvas CUBISM & PICASSO Analytical Cubism Faceted shapes and translucent divisions of space Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Vollard, 1910. ANALYTICAL CUBISM CUBISM & PICASSO Analytical Cubism Complex and systematic design Georges Braque, Violin and Jug, 1910) ANALYTICAL CUBISM CUBISM & PICASSO Their favorite motifs were musical instruments, bottles, pitchers, glasses, newspapers, playing cards & the human face. Landscapes were rare. . CUBISM & PICASSO Differing views of the same subject in the same work Georges Braque, Fruitdish, 1908-09 CUBISM & PICASSO Analytical Cubism Pablo Picasso, Aficionado, 1912. ANALYTICAL CUBISM CUBISM & PICASSO SYNTHETIC CUBISM 1912-14 more colourful Pablo Picasso, Composition with Skull, 1908. CUBISM & PICASSO Pablo Picasso, Three Musicians, 1921. Puts forms back together after breaking them apart CUBISM & PICASSO Synthetic Cubism “Collage” French word “glue” Foreign materials pasted makes the collage look like a real surface George Braque, Gillet, 1914. Scraps are changed and painted on, giving them a double meaning CUBISM & PICASSO collage bridged the gap between life and art inserting pieces of the real world onto the canvas. Picasso, Bottle of Pernod and Glass, 1912 CUBISM & PICASSO Synthetic Cubism Pablo Picasso, Glass and Bottle of Suze, 1912. SYNTHETIC CUBISM