Cubism was an early 20th century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture. Developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between 1907-1914, Cubism was influenced by Paul Cezanne and depicted subjects from multiple viewpoints to represent three-dimensional forms on a two-dimensional surface. Cubist works utilized geometric shapes and fragments to depict objects, people and landscapes from various angles simultaneously in a fragmented form. Major Cubist artists included Picasso, Braque, Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Fernand Leger. Cubism opened the door to further abstract movements like Orphism, Futurism, Vorticism and Suprematism.

1. CUBISM
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2. BACKGROUND
 Paris
 1907-1914
 Pablo Picasso
 Spanish
 Georges Braque
 French

3. CUBISM
 What is it?
 Why did Cubism begin?
 Real people, places and objects
 Multiple viewpoints
 Two-dimensionality

4. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Pablo Picasso

6. CUBISM
 Influences

7. CUBISM
 “When you look at an object your eye scans it,
stopping to register on a certain detail before
moving on to the next point of interest and so on.
You can also change your viewpoint in relation to
the object allowing you to look at it from above,
below or from the side. Therefore, the Cubists
proposed that your sight of an object is the sum of
many different views and your memory of an object
is not constructed from one angle, as in
perspective, but from many angles selected by your
sight and movement. Cubist painting, paradoxically
abstract in form, was an attempt at a more realistic

8. IDEALS
 Reject copying nature
 Two-dimensionality
 Multiple & contrasting vantage points

9. ANALYTICAL CUBISM
 Until 1912
 Analyzed subjects from multiple viewpoints
 Geometric framework
 Limited palette of colors

10. Portrait of Ambrose Vollard, Pablo Picasso

11. Portrait of Daniel Henry Kahnweiler, Pablo Picasso

12. Ma Jolie, Pablo Picasso

13. Violin and Candlestick, Georges Braque

14. Portrait of Picasso, Juan Gris

15. SYNTHETIC CUBISM
 Direct
 Colorful and decorative
 Many Geometric shapes
 Along with freehand and rounded

16. Glass and Bottle of Suze,
Pablo Picasso

17. Still Life with Bowl and Fruit,
Pablo Picasso

18. CUBIST SCULPTURE
 Started in 1909
 Mainly colors of black, white, and grey
 Human and animal figures

19. Cellist, Otto Getfeund

20. Seated Geometric Figure, Alexander
Archipenko

21. Head, Pablo Picasso

22. ARTISTS
 Georges Braque
 Paul Cezanne
 Juan Gris
 Marcell Duchamp
 Fernand Leger
 Pablo Picasso

23. PAUL CEZANNE
 January 19, 1839 - October 22, 1906
 Aix-en-Provence, France
 University of Aix

25. Bibemus Quarry, Paul Cezanne

26. GEORGES BRAQUE
 May 13, 1882 - August 31, 1963
 Argenteuil, Val-d’Oise
 Studied at School of Beautiful Arts
 Artistic paintings
 Proto-Cubist

28. Bottle and Fishes, Georges Braque

29. JUAN GRIS
 March 23, 1887 - May 11, 1927
 Madrid, Spain
 School of Arts and Manufacturing

31. Still Life with Violin and Glass, Juan Gris

32. MARCEL DUCHAMP
 July 28, 1887 - October 2, 1968
 Blainville-Crevon, France
 Lycee Pierre-Corneille

34. Nude Descending Staircase, Marcel Duchamp

35. FERNAND LEGER
 February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955
 Orne, France
 School of Decorative Arts and Julian
Academy

38. PABLO PICASSO
 October 25, 1881 - April 8, 1973
 Malaga, Spain
 Barcelona School of Fine Arts

41. WHAT SHAPED CUBISM?
 Fauvism
 Expressionism
 Breaking Paradigms

42. ART MOVEMENTS THAT CUBISM LED TO
 Orphism
 Futurism
 Vorticism
 Suprematism

43. Joy of Life, Robert Delaunay

44. Supremus No. 58, Malevich,
1916

45. HOW DOES CUBISM FIT INTO THE
FAMILY OF ABSTRACT ART?
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