Please read the information from the PowerPoint
about Cubism and answer the questions below.
Type your answers and email to the address below with your
saved work attached. debra.l.green@det.nsw.edu.au.
 Email by the 11th of May.
 35 marks + 5 marks presentation in total.
The Structural Frame.
This represents the elements that make up a work of art. Elements
can include aspects like colour, composition, symbolism and the
materials used the make the work.
Open the PowerPoint on Cubism play until you get to the
Fact File.
Next, click on the box next to link called
“What does Cubism look like?”
Q1. Explain how Cubism looks different from real life by listing 4 stylistic
characteristics of cubism. Find an example of an image from the internet and
insert an example of a cubist painting below that will exemplify your answer.
6 marks will be given for this answer.
 Type your answer
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Follow the links until you return to the fact file again. Click
on Why Cubism? Read the information until you return to
the fact file. Watch the video about How Cubism began by
clicking on the box next to the title. Now answer the
question below.
Q2.The diagram below is for you to make a mind map of events that have
influenced Cubism. You may add more bubbles to your mind map by copying and
pasting a bubble. Fill in at least 10 of the bubbles.
10 marks will be given for this answer.
African
artifacts
exhibition.
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The Subjective Frame.Emotional reponses made by the audience:
Artist make choices about how they make a
work to create emotional responses.
Q3. The next question is about
Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
10 marks will be given for this answer
3a) Look closely at the image of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Click on the web link in the Fact File to find out when this work was painted as
well as some other useful information.
Answer in full sentences to show how much you know. Type in the space
provided. It will expand as you type.
 Give an account of why Picasso wanted to paint this picture. 2 marks
Type your answer here.
 What cultures influenced Picasso stylistically to make this work? 2 marks
Type your answer here.
 What reaction was given to the work when first viewed? 2 marks
Type your answer here.
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 Why do you think audiences reacted to this work in such a way? 2 marks
Type your answer here.
 How do you think audiences today would react to this work? 2 marks.
Type your answer here.
Insert an image or images to back up your information.
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The Structural Frame.
Formal qualities like colour, perspective,
composition and symbolism.
Q4. Go back to the fact file in the Cubism
PowerPoint.
Click on the box next to 3 styles of Cubism.
9 marks will be given for this answer.
 Give a concise description of the
qualities of each style.
 Insert 1 image that would represent each of the 3 styles of
Cubism.
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Early Cubism
Type your answer here.
 Analytical Cubism.
Type your answer here.
 Synthetic cubism
Type your answer in here.
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Q5. Practical component.
20 marks.
Due Tuesday the 11th of May. At the end of the lesson.
A synthetic cubist portrait using coloured pencil, decorative papers and
news paper text. The finished work should be A3 size.
Marks will be given for works that ;
Show an understanding of Synthetic Cubism.
Show sensitivity and competency with a range of materials.
Are finished and resolved.
1. Steps in starting the work.
2. Take a clear photo of your head and shoulders, down to your
waist ( or a friend) from the side and the front. Print this out A4
size.
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3. Using tracing paper trace around the front of some of the
features of your face and body.
4. Do the same again but this time use the profile view. Use the
same piece of tracing paper so you are building a multi point
perspective portrait.
5. Use the tracing paper as a guide to drawing your cubist portrait.
6. In the background draw shapes and pattern that can be filled in
with bright colours and collage.
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