Project by Spanish 2 @ Homer Community School

1. By: Taylor Wingert Juan Gris

2. He was born in Madrid on March 23rd 1887. He was a Spanish sculptor and painter, who operated from France for the most of his life. He studied mechanical drawing at the Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid from 1902 to 1904. From 1904 to 1905 he studied painting with the academic artist José Maria Carbonero. It was in 1905 that he adopted the name Juan Gris. He died on May 11th 1927 at the age of 40 leaving his wife and son. José Victoriano González-Pérez

3. Portrait of Pablo Picasso The Book Guitar, Glasses and Bottle The Open Book Table Overlooking the Sea

5. The realistic and schematic versions of the checkerboard intersect.

7. This beautiful collage depicts painted blinds along with a real newspaper.

8. The newspaper was a local newspaper from Collioure, a place Gris stayed in 1914.

10. More Information Cubist Painter and Sculptor. He is considered the Third Member of Cubism, after Pablo Picasso and George Braque. His highly intellectual approach to his work is what established him as the greatest theorist among the Cubist painters. His work was distinct from the other Cubist artists. Strict geometric patters characterized most of Juan’s his work. The use of vivid colors, done in harmonious tone, characterized Gris’ style. Exacting and explicit are the words that can come close to describing Gris’ artworks.